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that's not at all the thing to do

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1 that's not at all the thing to do

Общая лексика: так не поступают, это очень нехорошо, это не принято (делать)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > that's not at all the thing to do
2 thing

n

1) річ, предмет

what's the thing in your hand? — що це у тебе в руці?

2) справа, факт, випадок; обставина, обстановка

the state of things — стан справ

how are things? — як справи?

as things go (stand) — за нинішніх обставин

all things considered — враховуючи усі обставини; беручи до уваги все

3) pl майно, речі (дорожні); багаж

to pack up one's things — упаковувати речі

4) pl одяг, предмети одягу; особисті речі

swimming things — купальний костюм

to put on one's things — одягтися

to take off one's things — роздягтися

5) їжа; питво

sweet things — ласощі

6) pl приладдя, начиння; побутові предмети

breakfast things — чайний посуд

7) твір мистецтва (літератури); художній (музичний) твір

8) розповідь; анекдот

9) явище, річ, справа

to speak of different things — говорити про різні речі

it is the funniest thing I have ever heard — за своє життя я не чув нічого смішнішого

10) діло

let's get this thing over with quickly — давайте швидко покінчимо з цим ділом

11) щось

to think hard things of a person — погано думати про людину

the important thing to remember — те, що важливо запам'ятати

the best thing is... — найкраще — це...

the great thing — найважливіше

strange thing — дивна річ

the right thing — саме те, що потрібно

the wrong thing — зовсім не те, що треба

to say the wrong thing — сказати не до речі

12) деталь, особливість

13) щось дуже потрібне (важливе, підхоже, справжнє)

it is just the thing — це саме те, що треба

that's the thing — у цьому вся справа, це найголовніше

14) дія, вчинок

I did no such thing — я не робив нічого подібного

what a thing to do! — хіба так можна (робити)!

15) подія

16) істота, створіння

little thing — малятко, крихітка

mean thing — підла тварюка

foolish old thing — старий дурень

17) розм. у звертанні

dear thing — дорогий, любий

old thing — старий

above all things — насамперед, головним чином

among other things — між іншим

and things — тощо, і таке інше

for another thing — крім того; по-друге

for one thing — насамперед; для початку

in all things — в усьому, у всіх відношеннях

a near thing — небезпечне становище

no great things — нічого особливого; так собі

no such thing — нічого подібного

not a thing — ніщо

of all things — от тобі й на!, треба ж!

spiritual things (things of the mind) — духовні цінності

sure thing — амер. напевно, звичайно, безумовно

the first thing — насамперед

the last thing — наприкінці; нарешті

the next thing — потім

the same thing — те саме

not to be the thing — погано почувати себе

not to do a thing — і пальцем не ворухнути

not to look the thing — мати поганий вигляд

to be up to a thing or two — дещо знати, у дечому розбиратися

to make a good thing of smth. — дістати користь від чогось

to see things — марити, галюцинувати

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[aiç]
n

1) річ; предмет

expensive things — дорогі речі

the o-s of this world — предмети матеріального світу

a thing in itself — фiлoc. річ у собі; pl атрибути

thinga Japanese — все японське

yce, — що має відношення до Японії

things political — політика

to have a passion for things political — жагуче захоплюватися політикою

2) pl майно

to get rid of all the useless things in the house — позбутися від усякого мотлоху в будинку

I forbid you to touch my things — я забороняю тобі торкатися моїх речей

things personal treal — юp. нерухоме майно

things in action — юp. право вимоги; майно, що полягає у вимогах; речі, багаж

to pack up one's things — спакувати речі

3) часто pl одяг, предмети одягу

bathing /swimming/ things — купальний костюм

to put on [to take off]one's things — одягтися [роздягнутися]

4) їжа; питво

sweet things — солодке, ласощі

good things — ласощі

some drugs are dangerous things — деякі ліки небезпечні для здоров'я

5) pl звичн. пристосування; начиння; предмети побуту

tea things — чайний посуд

cooking things — кухонне начиння

6) твір мистецтва, літератури; творіння

an excellent thing — чудова річ; розповідь; анекдот

7) річ, явище

to look at things (from one's own point of view) — дивитися на речі /на справу/ ( зі своєї власної точки зору)

to speak of different things — говорити про різні речі

to take things too seriously — приймати всі надто серйозно, занадто серйозно до всього ставитися

8) звичн. pl обставини, стан

the state of things — стан речей /справ/

tell me how things go /stand/ — є розповідайте мені, як ідуть справиє

thing s have changed greatly — умови істотно змінилися

things might go wrong — все може зірватися /провалитися/

that things should have come to thisl — подумати тільки, до чого дійшла справа /як змінилися обставини/!

we hope for better thing s — ми сподіваємося на краще /що обставини зміняться на краще

9) справа

let's get this thing over with quickly — давайте швидко покінчимо з цією справою

I have several- s to attend to — мені (ще) потрібно дещо зробити; у мене ще є справи

10) щось, дещо

to think hard thing s of a person — погано думати про людину

to mutter dark things — бурмотати щось нерозбірливе або загадкове

the best thing is... — найкраще...

the next best thing — краще з іншого

the great thing — найважливіше

the right thing — саме те ( що треб)

to say the right thing — сказати те, що треба

the wrong thing — зовсім не те ( що треб)

11) деталь, особливість

to worry over every little thing — турбуватися по кожну дрібницю

12) щось дуже потрібне, важливе, підходяще

that's the thing — в тому то е справа, це саме головне

the thing is... — справа в тім...; суть справи полягає в тому...

the thing was to get home — насамперед треба було добратися до будинку

the only thing now is to take a taxi — єдине, що можна зараз зробити, це взяти таксі

(quite) the thing — ( саме) те, що треба

that's the very /just the/ thing — це саме те, що потрібно модний

the latest thing in hats — останній фасон капелюшків

13) дія, вчинок

to wish to do great things — мріяти про великі справи

I did no such thing — я не робив нічого подібного; я е не думав робити цього [порівн. тж. О]

to do the handsome thing by smb — зробити послугу \ комусь

that's not at all the thing to do — це дуже недобре; це неприйнятно ( робити), так не чинять

what a thing to do! — хіба так можна!, хіба так чинять!, як можна було зробити таке!; подію

his death was a tragic thing — його смерть була важким ударом

14) імен. створення

poor thing — бідний

young thing — юне створіння

little- — крихітка

a sweet little thing — чарівна крихітка

foolish old thing — старий дурень

no living thing has ever done it — нікому ще не вдавалося цього зробити; людина

dear thing — дорога

old thing — старовина

you silly thing! — дурень!; ну е дурень же ти!

15) у сполученні із iм., що йде попереду. презир. потворна, жахлива річ

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spiritual things, thing s of the mind — духовні цінності

in all things — у всіх відношеннях, у всьому

and thing s — та інше, тощо

and another thing, — ще одне

sure thing — aмep. напевно, звичайно

no such thing — нічого подібного; ніщо не може бути далі від істини [порівн. тж. 13, 1]

no great things — нічого особливого, так собі; хто зна що

(the) first thing — насамперед

(the) next thing — потім

(the) last thing — в останню чергу, наостанок; нарешті; найбільш несподіване; те, чого найменше можна чекати

the same thing — те ж саме

for one thing — насамперед; почати з того, що; для початку

for another thing — крім того; по-друге

of all things — от тобі е на!, це ж треба!; подумати тільки!

above all things — насамперед; найбільше, головним чином

among other thing s — між іншим

as a general /as a usual/ thing — звичайно, як правило

one of those things — неминуча неприємність ( повсякденного життя)

it's one of those things — = у житті всяке буває нічого не поробиш, доводиться миритися

to have a thing about smth — мати упередження проти чогось; не терпіти чогось бути жертвою настирливої ідеї, збожеволіти через щось

to have a thing about smb — боготворити когось; не терпіти когось

to have a thing for smb — мати слабкість до когось

to make a thing (out) of smth — надавати ( занадто) велике значення

to make a good thing of smth — взяти користь із чогось

to know a thing or two — знати дещо; розуміти /тямити/ що до чого

to learn a thing or two — довідатися /пронюхати/ дещо

to show smb; a thing or two — показати комусь що до чого

to be up to a thing or two — в чомусь розбиратися, дещо знати

not to do a thing — палець об палець не вдарити

not to be /to feel/ the thing — погано себе почувати

not to look the thing — погано виглядати

to see things — марити

to go the way of all things — померти, пройти земний шлях до кінця

English-Ukrainian dictionary > thing
3 thing

[aiç]
n

1) річ; предмет

expensive things — дорогі речі

the o-s of this world — предмети матеріального світу

a thing in itself — фiлoc. річ у собі; pl атрибути

thinga Japanese — все японське

yce, — що має відношення до Японії

things political — політика

to have a passion for things political — жагуче захоплюватися політикою

2) pl майно

to get rid of all the useless things in the house — позбутися від усякого мотлоху в будинку

I forbid you to touch my things — я забороняю тобі торкатися моїх речей

things personal treal — юp. нерухоме майно

things in action — юp. право вимоги; майно, що полягає у вимогах; речі, багаж

to pack up one's things — спакувати речі

3) часто pl одяг, предмети одягу

bathing /swimming/ things — купальний костюм

to put on [to take off]one's things — одягтися [роздягнутися]

4) їжа; питво

sweet things — солодке, ласощі

good things — ласощі

some drugs are dangerous things — деякі ліки небезпечні для здоров'я

5) pl звичн. пристосування; начиння; предмети побуту

tea things — чайний посуд

cooking things — кухонне начиння

6) твір мистецтва, літератури; творіння

an excellent thing — чудова річ; розповідь; анекдот

7) річ, явище

to look at things (from one's own point of view) — дивитися на речі /на справу/ ( зі своєї власної точки зору)

to speak of different things — говорити про різні речі

to take things too seriously — приймати всі надто серйозно, занадто серйозно до всього ставитися

8) звичн. pl обставини, стан

the state of things — стан речей /справ/

tell me how things go /stand/ — є розповідайте мені, як ідуть справиє

thing s have changed greatly — умови істотно змінилися

things might go wrong — все може зірватися /провалитися/

that things should have come to thisl — подумати тільки, до чого дійшла справа /як змінилися обставини/!

we hope for better thing s — ми сподіваємося на краще /що обставини зміняться на краще

9) справа

let's get this thing over with quickly — давайте швидко покінчимо з цією справою

I have several- s to attend to — мені (ще) потрібно дещо зробити; у мене ще є справи

10) щось, дещо

to think hard thing s of a person — погано думати про людину

to mutter dark things — бурмотати щось нерозбірливе або загадкове

the best thing is... — найкраще...

the next best thing — краще з іншого

the great thing — найважливіше

the right thing — саме те ( що треб)

to say the right thing — сказати те, що треба

the wrong thing — зовсім не те ( що треб)

11) деталь, особливість

to worry over every little thing — турбуватися по кожну дрібницю

12) щось дуже потрібне, важливе, підходяще

that's the thing — в тому то е справа, це саме головне

the thing is... — справа в тім...; суть справи полягає в тому...

the thing was to get home — насамперед треба було добратися до будинку

the only thing now is to take a taxi — єдине, що можна зараз зробити, це взяти таксі

(quite) the thing — ( саме) те, що треба

that's the very /just the/ thing — це саме те, що потрібно модний

the latest thing in hats — останній фасон капелюшків

13) дія, вчинок

to wish to do great things — мріяти про великі справи

I did no such thing — я не робив нічого подібного; я е не думав робити цього [порівн. тж. О]

to do the handsome thing by smb — зробити послугу \ комусь

that's not at all the thing to do — це дуже недобре; це неприйнятно ( робити), так не чинять

what a thing to do! — хіба так можна!, хіба так чинять!, як можна було зробити таке!; подію

his death was a tragic thing — його смерть була важким ударом

14) імен. створення

poor thing — бідний

young thing — юне створіння

little- — крихітка

a sweet little thing — чарівна крихітка

foolish old thing — старий дурень

no living thing has ever done it — нікому ще не вдавалося цього зробити; людина

dear thing — дорога

old thing — старовина

you silly thing! — дурень!; ну е дурень же ти!

15) у сполученні із iм., що йде попереду. презир. потворна, жахлива річ

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spiritual things, thing s of the mind — духовні цінності

in all things — у всіх відношеннях, у всьому

and thing s — та інше, тощо

and another thing, — ще одне

sure thing — aмep. напевно, звичайно

no such thing — нічого подібного; ніщо не може бути далі від істини [порівн. тж. 13, 1]

no great things — нічого особливого, так собі; хто зна що

(the) first thing — насамперед

(the) next thing — потім

(the) last thing — в останню чергу, наостанок; нарешті; найбільш несподіване; те, чого найменше можна чекати

the same thing — те ж саме

for one thing — насамперед; почати з того, що; для початку

for another thing — крім того; по-друге

of all things — от тобі е на!, це ж треба!; подумати тільки!

above all things — насамперед; найбільше, головним чином

among other thing s — між іншим

as a general /as a usual/ thing — звичайно, як правило

one of those things — неминуча неприємність ( повсякденного життя)

it's one of those things — = у житті всяке буває нічого не поробиш, доводиться миритися

to have a thing about smth — мати упередження проти чогось; не терпіти чогось бути жертвою настирливої ідеї, збожеволіти через щось

to have a thing about smb — боготворити когось; не терпіти когось

to have a thing for smb — мати слабкість до когось

to make a thing (out) of smth — надавати ( занадто) велике значення

to make a good thing of smth — взяти користь із чогось

to know a thing or two — знати дещо; розуміти /тямити/ що до чого

to learn a thing or two — довідатися /пронюхати/ дещо

to show smb; a thing or two — показати комусь що до чого

to be up to a thing or two — в чомусь розбиратися, дещо знати

not to do a thing — палець об палець не вдарити

not to be /to feel/ the thing — погано себе почувати

not to look the thing — погано виглядати

to see things — марити

to go the way of all things — померти, пройти земний шлях до кінця

English-Ukrainian dictionary > thing
4 thing

θɪŋ сущ.
1) а) вещь, предмет What are those white things in the field? ≈ Что это там белеет в поле? thing in itself б) мн. вещи( дорожные), багаж;
одежда, личные вещи, расш. собственность, переносимые вещи Syn: belonging в) мн. принадлежности, утварь
2) а) обыкн. мн. дело, обстоятельство, случай, факт bad thing ≈ плохо дело difficult thing ≈ тяжелый случай easy thing ≈ просто, легко;
легкое дело, легкая задача right thing ≈ правое дело things look promising. ≈ Положение обнадеживающее. How are things? разг. ≈ Ну, как дела? I'll tell you a thing. ≈ Я тебе кое-что скажу. б) нечто самое нужное, важное, подходящее, настоящее A good rest is just the thing for you. ≈ Хороший отдых - вот что вам нужнее всего.
3) живое существо( о животном, человеке) nasty thing ≈ отвратительный тип nice thing ≈ милашка, приятный человек sensible thing ≈ благоразумный человек stupid thing ≈ тупица
4) а) вещь (любое художественное произведение) б) анекдот, рассказ;
история, байка
5) эвф. половой член He had opened his pants and was shaking what my circle called "this thing" ≈ Он расстегнул штаны и помахал тем, что в моем кругу называют "эта штука". Syn: member ∙ вещь;
предмет - material *s физические предметы - small * вещица - * of beauty красивая вещь - expensive *s дорогие вещи - the *s of this world предметы материального мира - to be more interested in *s than in human beings интересоваться вещами больше, чем людьми - he likes to make *s with his hands он любит мастерить - what's the * in your hand? что это (за штука) у тебя в руке? - a * in itself (философское) вещь в себе - not a * to be seen anywhere все пусто вокруг pl атрибуты - *s Japanese все японское;
все, что имеет отношение к Японии - *s political политика - to have a passion for *s political страстно увлекаться политикой pl имущество - they had to come with all their *s они должны были явиться со всем своим имуществом - to get rid of all the useless *s in the house избавиться от всякого хлама в доме - all the *s in the house were burned все вещи в доме сгорели - I forbid you to touch my *s я запрещаю тебе трогать мои вещи - *s personal (юридическое) движимое имущество - *s in action( юридическое) право требования;
имущество, заключающееся в требованиях pl вещи, багаж - to pack up one's *s упаковать вещи - his *s are always lying around он всегда разбрасывает свои вещи часто pl носильные вещи;
одежда, предметы одежды - bathing /swimming/ *s купальный костюм - summer *s летние вещи - to put on one's *s одеться - I haven't a * to wear мне нечего надеть - I have bought some new *s for you я купил тебе кое-какие новые вещи (платья и т. п.) - we send the big *s to the laundry большие вещи мы отдаем в стирку /стираем в прачечной/ еда;
питье - sweet *s сладости, сласти - good *s лакомства - you must avoid sweet or starchy *s избегай сладкого и мучного - there was not a * to eat в доме не было ни крошки, есть было совершенно нечего - some drugs are dangerous *s некоторые лекарства опасны для здоровья pl обыкн. (разговорное) принадлежности;
утварь;
предметы обихода - tea *s чайная посуда - cooking *s кухонная утварь;
кухонные принадлежности - to wash up the tea *s помыть чайную посуду - the plumber hasn't brought his *s водопроводчик не захватил с собой инструментов произведение искусства, литературы и т. п.;
создание - an excellent * великолепная вещь - he wrote popular *s for jazz-bands он писал популярные произведения для джаз-оркестров рассказ;
анекдот - here is a little * of mine I'd like to read to you вот одна моя вещица, которую я хотел бы прочитать вам вещь, явление - to look at *s (from one's own point of view) смотреть на вещи /на дело/ (со своей собственной точки зрения) - to speak of different *s говорить о разных вещах - to take *s too seriously принимать все чересчур всерьез, слишком серьезно ко всему относиться - I must think *s over я должен все обдумать - there's another * I'd like to ask you about я хотел бы спросить вас (и) о другом /еще об одном/ - it's the funniest * I have ever heard в жизни своей не слышал ничего более смешного обыкн. pl обстоятельства, обстановка - the state of *s положение вещей /дел/ - how are *s? как (обстоят) дела? - tell me how *s go /stand/? расскажите мне, как идут /обстоят/ дела? - as *s go /stand, are/ now при сложившихся обстоятельствах, при нынешнем положении дел;
в сложившейся обстановке - *s have changed greatly обстановка существенно изменилась - that wouldn't change *s between us от этого наши отношения не изменятся - *s look black нельзя ждать ничего хорошего - *s are getting better дела поправляются - *s might go wrong все может сорваться /провалиться/ - that *s should have come to this! подумать только, до чего дошло дело /как изменились обстоятельства/! - we hope for better *s мы надеемся на изменение к лучшему /что обстоятельства изменятся к лучшему/ - other *s being equal при прочих равных условиях - all *s considered учитывая все - that's a nice *! хорошенькое дело! дело - let's get this * over with quickly давайте быстро покончим с этим делом - I have several *s to attend to мне (еще) нужно кое-что сделать;
у меня еще есть дела - he gets *s done он добивается своего, он умеет делать дело нечто, что-то - to think hard *s of a person плохо думать о человеке - to go about saying *s болтать всякое - to talk of one * and another поговорить о том о сем - to mutter dark *s бормотать нечто неразборчивое или загадочное - he says the first * that comes into his head он говорит первое, что взбредет ему на ум - don't put *s into his head не забивайте ему голову всяким вздором - something must be done to stop this sort of * необходимо что-то предпринять, чтобы прекратить такие вещи - I don't know a * about algebra я ничего не смыслю в алгебре - it doesn't mean a * to me я не вижу в этом никакого смысла, мне это кажется совершенной бессмыслицей - it would be a good * to make sure of it неплохо было бы в этом убедиться - that's quite another * это совсем другое дело - neither one *, nor another ни то, ни другое - one * or the other либо то, либо другое - it's (just) one * after another, if it's not one * it's another этому конца не видно;
то одно, то другое;
не то, так другое - what with one * and another то одно, то другое - хлопот не оберешься - the * I don't like about this plan (то) что мне не нравится в этом плане - the important * to remember то, что важно запомнить;
важно запомнить то - the best * is... самое лучшее..., лучше всего... - the next best * лучшее из остального - the great * самое важное - the great * was to get there in time во что бы то ни стало нужно было добраться туда вовремя - strange * странное дело - it's a strange * he doesn't write странно, что он не пишет - the right * как раз то( что надо) - to say the right * сказать то, что надо - the wrong * совсем не то( что надо) - to say the wrong * сказать не то /невпопад/ - not a * ничто - not a * escaped him ничто не ускользало от его внимания деталь, особенность - to worry over every little * беспокоиться по каждому пустяку - not a * has been overlooked ничто не было упущено - it is the small *s about him that puzzle me в его поведении меня удивляют разные /некоторые/ мелочи что-л. очень нужное, важное, подходящее и т. п. - that's the * в этом все дело, это самое главное - the * is... все дело в том...;
суть дела состоит в том... - the * was to get home прежде всего надо было добраться до дому - the only * now is to take a taxi единственное, что можно сейчас сделать, это взять такси - (quite) the * (именно) то, что надо;
модный, по моде - that's the very /just the/ * это как раз то, что нужно - a good thrashing would be the * for him задать ему хорошую трепку - он сразу поймет что к чему - the latest * in hats последний фасон шляпок действие, поступок - to wish to do great *s мечтать о больших делах - I did no such * я не делал ничего подобного;
я и не думал делать этого - to do the handsome * by smb. оказать услугу кому-л.;
хорошо поступить по отношению к кому-л. - that's not at all the * to do это очень нехорошо;
это не принято (делать), так не поступают - what a * to do! разве так можно!, разве так поступают!, как можно было сделать такое! - we expect great *s of you мы многого от вас ждем событие - his death was a tragic * его смерть была тяжелым ударом - strange *s happened происходили странные вещи существо, создание - poor * бедняжка - young * юное создание - little * малютка, крошка - a sweet little * прелестная крошка - dumb *s бессловесные твари /животные/ - mean * подлая тварь - foolish old * старый дурак - no living * has ever done it никому еще не удавалось этого сделать - he was like a mad * он обезумел от ярости в обращении( разговорное) человек - dear * дорогой - old * старина - you silly *! болван!, ну и болван же ты! в сочетании с предшествующим сущ. (разговорное) (пренебрежительное) уродливая вещь - what's that veil * you're wearing? что это ты в такую нелепую вуаль вырядилась? > spiritual *s, *s of the mind духовные ценности > in all *s во всех отношениях, во всем > and *s и другое, и тому подобное > and another * и еще одно > sure * (американизм) наверняка, конечно;
само собой > near * опасное положение;
на волосок от гибели > no such * ничего подобного;
ничто не может быть дальше от истины > no great *s ничего особенного, так себе;
не Бог весть что > (the) first * прежде всего;
первым долгом;
перво-наперво > I'll write the letter( the) first * in the morning завтра утром первым делом напишу письмо > (the) next * затем > (the) last * в последнюю очередь, напоследок;
наконец;
самое неожиданное, то, чего менее всего можно ждать > the same * то же самое > for one * прежде всего;
начать с того, что;
для начала > for another * кроме того, во-вторых > of all *s (эмоционально-усилительно) ну и ну!, вот тебе и на!, надо же!, подумать только! > above all *s прежде всего;
больше всего, главным образом > among other *s между прочим > as a general /as a usual/ * обычно, как правило > one of those *s неизбежная неприятность( повседневной жизни) > it's one of those *s в жизни всякое бывает;
ничего не поделаешь, приходится мириться > it is too much of a good * хорошенького понемножку;
это уж слишком /чересчур/ > it's a * about him это у него идефикс, он помешался на этом, он ни о чем другом думать не может > to have a * about smth. иметь предубеждение против чего-л.;
не терпеть чего-л.;
быть жертвой навязчивой идеи, помешаться на чем-л. > he has a * about opening letters, and never does он терпеть не может, когда вскрывают (чужие) письма, и сам никогда этого не делает > to have a * about smb. боготворить кого-л.;
не терпеть кого-л. > to have a * for smb. иметь слабость к кому-л.;
души не чаять в ком-л. > to do one's (own) * поступать в соответствии со своими интересами, желаниями и т. п. > to make a * (out) of smth. придавать( слишком) большое значение, раздувать что-л. > to make a good * of smth. извлечь пользу из чего-л. > to know a * or two знать кое-что;
понимать/ знать/ что к чему > to learn a * or two узнать /пронюхать/ кое-что > to show smb. a * or two показать кому-л. что к чему > to teach smb. a * or two научить кого-л. уму-разуму > to be up to a * or two кое в чем разбираться, кое-что знать > not to do a * палец о палец не ударить > not to be /to feel/ the * плохо себя чувствовать > I'm not quite the * today мне сегодня нездоровится > not to look the * плохо выглядеть > to see *s бредить, галлюцинировать > to go the way of all *s умереть, пройти земной путь до конца above all ~s прежде всего, главным образом;
among other things между прочим and ~s и тому подобное;
to know a thing or two кое-что знать;
понимать что к чему as things go при сложившихся обстоятельствах;
all things considered учитывая все (или все обстоятельства) a good rest is just the ~ for you хороший отдых - вот что вам нужнее всего;
the best thing самое лучшее, лучше всего corporeal ~ материальная вещь ~ создание, существо;
he is a mean thing он подлая тварь;
oh, poor thing! о бедняжка!;
dumb things бессловесные животные a good rest is just the ~ for you хороший отдых - вот что вам нужнее всего;
the best thing самое лучшее, лучше всего good ~s лакомства;
to make a good thing (of smth.) извлечь пользу (из чего-л.) ~ создание, существо;
he is a mean thing он подлая тварь;
oh, poor thing! о бедняжка!;
dumb things бессловесные животные a strange ~ странное дело;
how are things? разг. ну, как дела? I am not quite the ~ today мне сегодня нездоровится;
(quite) the thing модный to make a regular ~ (of smth.) регулярно заниматься( чем-л.) ;
it amounts to the same thing это одно и то же ~ нечто самое нужное, важное, подходящее, настоящее;
it is just the thing это как раз то (, что надо) and ~s и тому подобное;
to know a thing or two кое-что знать;
понимать что к чему good ~s лакомства;
to make a good thing (of smth.) извлечь пользу (из чего-л.) to make a regular ~ (of smth.) регулярно заниматься (чем-л.) ;
it amounts to the same thing это одно и то же no such ~ ничего подобного, вовсе нет;
near thing опасность, которую едва удалось избежать the next best ~ следующий по качеству, лучший из остальных;
(quite) the thing как раз то, что нужно;
to see things бредить, галлюцинировать no such ~ ничего подобного, вовсе нет;
near thing опасность, которую едва удалось избежать physical ~ реальный предмет ~ создание, существо;
he is a mean thing он подлая тварь;
oh, poor thing! о бедняжка!;
dumb things бессловесные животные the next best ~ следующий по качеству, лучший из остальных;
(quite) the thing как раз то, что нужно;
to see things бредить, галлюцинировать a strange ~ странное дело;
how are things? разг. ну, как дела? ~ pl одежда;
личные вещи;
take off your things снимите пальто, разденьтесь ~ pl утварь, принадлежности;
tea things чайная посуда I am not quite the ~ today мне сегодня нездоровится;
(quite) the thing модный the next best ~ следующий по качеству, лучший из остальных;
(quite) the thing как раз то, что нужно;
to see things бредить, галлюцинировать thing pl вещи (дорожные) ;
багаж ~ вещь, предмет;
what are those black things in the field? что это там чернеется в поле?;
thing in itself филос. вещь в себе ~ вещь, предмет;
what are those black things in the field? что это там чернеется в поле?;
thing in itself филос. вещь в себе ~ вещь ~ (обыкн. pl) дело, факт, случай, обстоятельство;
things look promising положение обнадеживающее;
other things being equal при прочих равных условиях ~ литературное, художественное или музыкальное произведение;
рассказ, анекдот ~ нечто самое нужное, важное, подходящее, настоящее;
it is just the thing это как раз то (, что надо) ~ pl одежда;
личные вещи;
take off your things снимите пальто, разденьтесь ~ создание, существо;
he is a mean thing он подлая тварь;
oh, poor thing! о бедняжка!;
dumb things бессловесные животные ~ pl утварь, принадлежности;
tea things чайная посуда ~ (обыкн. pl) дело, факт, случай, обстоятельство;
things look promising положение обнадеживающее;
other things being equal при прочих равных условиях too much of a good ~ это уж слишком;
we must do that first thing мы должны сделать это в первую очередь too much of a good ~ это уж слишком;
we must do that first thing мы должны сделать это в первую очередь ~ вещь, предмет;
what are those black things in the field? что это там чернеется в поле?;
thing in itself филос. вещь в себе

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > thing
5 thing

thing n cosa

a box full of old things una caja llena de cosas viejas

what's that thing in the corner? ¿qué es eso que hay en el rincón?

that was a silly thing to do vaya una tontería que hiciste

thing

tr[ɵɪŋ]

noun

1 (object) cosa, objeto

■ what's that thing for? ¿para qué sirve eso?

■ what's that thing doing on the table? ¿qué hace eso en la mesa?

■ pass me that thing over there pásame aquel chisme

2 (non-material) cosa

■ a strange thing happened to me today me ha pasado una cosa rara hoy

■ don't take things so seriously no te tomes las cosas tan en serio

3 (affair) asunto

■ let's forget the whole thing olvidémoslo todo

4 (person, creature)

■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecito!

■ you lucky thing! ¡qué suerte!

5 (action)

■ the best thing to do lo mejor que puedes hacer

■ that was a silly thing to do vaya tontería has hecho

6 familiar (preference)

■ it's not really my thing la verdad es que no es lo mío

7 (with negative) nada

■ I can't understand a thing you're saying no entiendo nada de lo que dices

noun the thing

1 (what) lo que

■ the thing I like most in life lo que más me gusta en la vida

■ the same thing lo mismo

■ the terrible thing is that... lo malo es que...

■ the latest thing lo último

■ the main thing lo principal

■ the important thing lo importante

plural noun things

1 (belongings) cosas nombre femenino plural, ropa f sing, equipaje m sing

■ have you got all your things? ¿tienes todas tus cosas?

■ I'm going to pack my things voy a hacer la maleta

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as things stand tal y como están las cosas

by the look of things según parece

for one thing en primer lugar, para empezar, entre otras cosas

how's things? ¿qué tal?

it's a good thing that... menos mal que...

it's just one of those things son cosas que pasan, así es la vida

it's not the done thing esto no se hace

it's the done thing es lo que se hace, es lo correcto

it was a close/near thing por muy poco, por un pelo

just the thing justo lo que hace falta

last thing (at night) a última hora

next thing luego

the next thing I knew cuando me di cuenta

there's no such thing no hay tal cosa

the thing is... lo que pasa es que..., resulta que...

things ain't what they used to be las cosas ya no son lo que eran

to be a thing of the past ser historia, haber pasado a la historia

to be on to a good thing tener un chollo

to be seeing things estar alucinando

to do one's own thing hacer lo que a uno le da la gana

to do the right thing hacer bien, hacer lo correcto

to have a thing about somebody estar obsesionado,-a con alguien, haberle dado fuerte a uno con alguien

to have a thing about something (dislike) tenerle manía a algo

to make a big thing out of something armar un escándalo por algo

to say the wrong thing meter la pata

what with one thing and another entre una cosa y otra

thing ['ɵɪŋ] n

1) affair, matter: cosa f, asunto m

don't talk about those things: no hables de esas cosas

how are things?: ¿cómo van las cosas?

2) act, event: cosa f, suceso m, evento m

the flood was a terrible thing: la inundación fue una cosa terrible

3) object: cosa f, objeto m

don't forget your things: no olvides tus cosas

thing

n.

• asunto s.m.

• chisme s.m.

• cosa s.f.

• efectos s.m.pl.

θɪŋ
noun

1) ( physical object) cosa f

what's that thing? — ¿qué es eso?

a thing of great beauty — un objeto de gran belleza

the damn thing refuses to start — (colloq) el maldito no quiere arrancar (fam)

I love your dress - what, this old thing? — me encanta tu vestido - ¿este trapo viejo?

she's got one of those bottle-warmer things — (colloq) tiene uno de esos cacharros or (Esp, Méx) chismes para calentar biberones (fam)

2) ( non-material) cosa f

a very funny thing happened — pasó algo muy cómico or una cosa muy cómica

one thing that bothers me is... — algo que me molesta es...

the only thing to do is... — lo único que se puede hacer es...

or some such thing — o algo parecido

you know the sort of thing — tú sabes a qué me refiero

I'm too old for this kind of thing — yo soy muy viejo para estos trotes

these things happen — son cosas que pasan

the same thing happened to me — a mí me pasó lo mismo

its a good thing (that)... — menos mal que...

all good things (must) come to an end — (set phrase) lo bueno se acaba pronto or dura poco

first things first — hay que empezar por el principio

the last thing I expected — lo que menos me imaginaba

what with one thing and another o the other — entre una cosa y otra

for one thing — en primer lugar, para empezar

there's only one thing for it: we'll have to walk — no hay más remedio que ir a pie

he hadn't done a thing — no había hecho absolutamente nada

all things being equal, we should arrive by 10 — si no ocurre ningún imprevisto, deberíamos llegar antes de las 10

you did the right thing by saying no — hiciste bien en decir que no

to expect great things of somebody/something — esperar mucho de alguien/algo

we had champagne, the real thing! — tomamos champán del auténtico!

it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida

to be a close/near thing: they won, but it was a close thing — ganaron, pero raspando or por un pelo or por los pelos

3) (affair, matter) asunto m

I'm fed up with the whole thing — estoy harto del asunto

to be on to o onto a good thing — (colloq) tenérselo* bien montado (fam), tener* un chollo (Esp fam)

to make a big thing of something — (colloq) (of problem, mistake) armar un escándalo por algo

4) the thing

a) (that which, what) lo que

the thing I liked best — lo que más me gustó

b) (what is appropriate, needed)

this necklace is just the thing for Helen — este collar es ideal para Helen

I've got just the thing for you — tengo exactamente lo que necesitas or lo que te hace falta

c) (crucial point, factor)

the thing is to be there early — lo importante es llegar temprano

the thing is, I've forgotten where I put it — resulta que or el caso es que or lo que pasa es que me he olvidado de dónde lo puse

5) things pl

a) (belongings, equipment) cosas fpl

he washed the breakfast things — lavó las cosas del desayuno

we packed our things and left — hicimos las maletas or (RPl) las valijas or (Méx) las petacas y nos fuimos

bring your swimming things — traigan traje de baño y toalla, etcétera

b) (matters, the situation) cosas fpl

if things don't improve — si las cosas no mejoran

I need time to think things over — necesito tiempo para pensarlo

by the look of things — según parece

how are things at home? — ¿qué tal andan las cosas en casa?

how's things? — (colloq) ¿qué tal? (fam)

how are things with you? — ¿y tú qué tal andas? (fam)

c) ( matters)

a taste for all things Greek — un gusto por todo lo griego

6) (person, creature)

he didn't know what to do, poor thing! — el pobre no sabía qué hacer

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

you lucky thing! — qué suerte tienes!

7) (preference, fad) (colloq)

opera isn't really my thing — en realidad la ópera no es lo mío

I want to be able to do my own thing — yo quiero estar a mi aire

to have a thing about somebody/something — (colloq)

he has a thing about cleanliness — es un maniático de la limpieza, tiene manía con la limpieza

he seems to have quite a thing about her — parece que le ha dado fuerte con ella (fam)

8) ( in expressions of time)

first thing (in the morning) — a primera hora (de la mañana)

that's what I always do last thing (at night) — eso es lo último que hago todas las noches antes de acostarme

the next thing I knew, it was midnight — cuando me di cuenta, era medianoche

[θɪŋ]
N
1) (concrete) (=object) cosa f

they were selling all sorts of things — vendían todo tipo de cosas

what's that thing called? — ¿cómo se llama eso?

get that thing off the sofa! — ¡quita esa cosa del sofá!

dogs? I can't stand the things — ¿perros? no puedo con ellos

• a thing of beauty — una belleza, un objeto bello

• things of value — objetos mpl de valor

- you must be seeing things

2) (non-concrete) (=matter, circumstance, action) cosa f, asunto m, cuestión f

as things are, with things as they are — tal como están las cosas

that's how things are — así están las cosas

how are things? — ¿qué tal?

how are things with you? — ¿qué tal te va?, ¿cómo andas?

things are going badly — las cosas van or marchan mal

things aren't what they used to be — las cosas ya no son como antes or ya no son lo que eran

the thing is... — lo que pasa es que..., el caso es que...

the thing is to sell your car first — conviene vender primero tu coche

what a thing to say! — ¡qué dices!, ¡cómo se te ocurre!

• I haven't done a thing about it — no he hecho nada de nada al respecto

I don't know a thing about cars — no sé nada en absoluto de coches

I didn't know a thing for that exam — para ese examen no sabía nada de nada, para ese examen yo estaba pez (Sp) *

• above all things — ante todo, sobre todo

• all things considered — bien mirado

all things being equal — si las cosas siguen como ahora

the system cannot be all things to all people — el sistema no puede contentar a todo el mundo

a gentleman in all things — un caballero en todos los aspectos

• and for another thing... — y además..., y por otra parte...

• the best thing would be to wait — lo mejor sería esperar

the next best thing — lo mejor después de eso

• we had hoped for better things — habíamos esperado algo mejor

• it was a close or near thing — [race] fue una carrera muy reñida; [accident] por poco chocamos, casi chocamos; [escape] escapamos por un pelo

• it's not the done thing — eso no se hace

• the first thing to do is... — lo primero que hay que hacer es...

first thing (in the morning) — a primera hora (de la mañana)

you don't know the first thing about it — no sabes nada en absoluto de esto

first things first! — ¡lo primero es lo primero!

• it's a good thing he didn't see you — menos mal que no te vio

the good thing about it is that... — lo bueno es que...

it's finished and a good thing too — se acabó y me alegro de ello

she knows a good thing when she sees it — sabe obrar de acuerdo con su propio interés

this is too much of a good thing — esto es demasiado

• it's just the thing! — ¡es justo lo que me faltaba!

• that's the last thing we want — eso es lo último que queremos

last thing (at night) — antes de acostarse

• the main thing — lo más importante, lo principal

• to make a mess of things — estropearlo todo

• (the) next thing I knew, he'd gone — cuando me di cuenta, ya se había ido

• not a thing — nada

• for one thing — en primer lugar

what with one thing and another — entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)

it's one thing to buy it, quite another to make it work — es fácil comprarlo, pero no es tan fácil hacerlo funcionar

if it's not one thing it's the other — si no es una cosa es otra

neither one thing nor the other — ni lo uno ni lo otro

• the only thing is to paint it — la única cosa que se puede hacer es pintarlo

• I showed him the copy and he thought it was the real thing — le enseñé la copia y pensó que era el auténtico

this time I'm in love, it's the real thing — esta vez estoy enamorada de verdad

• to do the right thing — obrar bien, obrar honradamente

you did the right thing — hiciste bien

• I've done a silly thing — he hecho algo tonto

• did you ever see such a thing? — ¿se vio jamás tal cosa?

there's no such thing! — ¡no hay tal!

• the play's the thing — lo que importa es la representación

• it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida

• he knows a thing or two — sabe de qué va

I could tell you a thing or two about her — podría decirte unas cuantas cosas sobre ella

• it's the very thing! — ¡es justo lo que me faltaba!

- try to be all things to all men

to be on to a good thing —

he knew he was on to a good thing when the orders started flowing in — supo que había dado con chollo cuando empezaron a llover los pedidos *

to make a (big) thing (out) of sth * —

he made a big thing out of the accident — exageró mucho el accidente

she made a big thing of introducing him to me — me lo presentó con mucho aparato

don't make a thing of it! — ¡no es para tanto!

3) things (=belongings) cosas fpl ; (=clothes) ropa fsing ; (=luggage) equipaje msing

where shall I put my things? — ¿dónde pongo mis cosas?

• to pack up one's things — hacer las maletas

• she had brought her painting things with her — se había traído sus utensilios de pintura

• to wash up/clear away the supper things — lavar los platos/quitar la mesa de la cena

• to take off one's things — quitarse la ropa, desnudarse

4) * (=person)

• you mean thing! — ¡mira que eres tacaño!

• you nasty thing! — ¡mira que eres desagradable!

• you poor (old) thing!, poor thing! — ¡pobrecito!

• the stupid thing went and sold it — el muy estúpido fue y lo vendió

• she's a sweet little thing, isn't she? — es monísima, ¿verdad?

5) (=fashion)

• the latest thing in hats — lo último en sombreros

• it's quite the thing — está muy de moda

6) * (=activity, preference)

his thing is fast cars — lo suyo son los coches rápidos

it's not my thing — no es lo mío

- do one's own thing

you know her, she likes to do her own thing — ya la conoces, le gusta ir a su aire

7) * (=obsession) obsesión f

he has a thing about cleanliness — está obsesionado con la limpieza, tiene obsesión or manía con la limpieza

he has a thing about steam engines — está obsesionado por las locomotoras a vapor, le obsesionan las locomotoras a vapor

I have a thing about punctuality — soy un maniático de la puntualidad

he's got a thing for her * — está colado por ella *

8) * (=phobia) fobia f

she has a thing about snakes — le tiene fobia a las serpientes

9) * (=relationship, affair)

he's got a thing going with her — se entiende con ella

he had a thing with her two years ago — se lió con ella hace dos años *

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[θɪŋ]
noun

1) ( physical object) cosa f

what's that thing? — ¿qué es eso?

a thing of great beauty — un objeto de gran belleza

the damn thing refuses to start — (colloq) el maldito no quiere arrancar (fam)

I love your dress - what, this old thing? — me encanta tu vestido - ¿este trapo viejo?

she's got one of those bottle-warmer things — (colloq) tiene uno de esos cacharros or (Esp, Méx) chismes para calentar biberones (fam)

2) ( non-material) cosa f

a very funny thing happened — pasó algo muy cómico or una cosa muy cómica

one thing that bothers me is... — algo que me molesta es...

the only thing to do is... — lo único que se puede hacer es...

or some such thing — o algo parecido

you know the sort of thing — tú sabes a qué me refiero

I'm too old for this kind of thing — yo soy muy viejo para estos trotes

these things happen — son cosas que pasan

the same thing happened to me — a mí me pasó lo mismo

its a good thing (that)... — menos mal que...

all good things (must) come to an end — (set phrase) lo bueno se acaba pronto or dura poco

first things first — hay que empezar por el principio

the last thing I expected — lo que menos me imaginaba

what with one thing and another o the other — entre una cosa y otra

for one thing — en primer lugar, para empezar

there's only one thing for it: we'll have to walk — no hay más remedio que ir a pie

he hadn't done a thing — no había hecho absolutamente nada

all things being equal, we should arrive by 10 — si no ocurre ningún imprevisto, deberíamos llegar antes de las 10

you did the right thing by saying no — hiciste bien en decir que no

to expect great things of somebody/something — esperar mucho de alguien/algo

we had champagne, the real thing! — tomamos champán del auténtico!

it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida

to be a close/near thing: they won, but it was a close thing — ganaron, pero raspando or por un pelo or por los pelos

3) (affair, matter) asunto m

I'm fed up with the whole thing — estoy harto del asunto

to be on to o onto a good thing — (colloq) tenérselo* bien montado (fam), tener* un chollo (Esp fam)

to make a big thing of something — (colloq) (of problem, mistake) armar un escándalo por algo

4) the thing

a) (that which, what) lo que

the thing I liked best — lo que más me gustó

b) (what is appropriate, needed)

this necklace is just the thing for Helen — este collar es ideal para Helen

I've got just the thing for you — tengo exactamente lo que necesitas or lo que te hace falta

c) (crucial point, factor)

the thing is to be there early — lo importante es llegar temprano

the thing is, I've forgotten where I put it — resulta que or el caso es que or lo que pasa es que me he olvidado de dónde lo puse

5) things pl

a) (belongings, equipment) cosas fpl

he washed the breakfast things — lavó las cosas del desayuno

we packed our things and left — hicimos las maletas or (RPl) las valijas or (Méx) las petacas y nos fuimos

bring your swimming things — traigan traje de baño y toalla, etcétera

b) (matters, the situation) cosas fpl

if things don't improve — si las cosas no mejoran

I need time to think things over — necesito tiempo para pensarlo

by the look of things — según parece

how are things at home? — ¿qué tal andan las cosas en casa?

how's things? — (colloq) ¿qué tal? (fam)

how are things with you? — ¿y tú qué tal andas? (fam)

c) ( matters)

a taste for all things Greek — un gusto por todo lo griego

6) (person, creature)

he didn't know what to do, poor thing! — el pobre no sabía qué hacer

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

you lucky thing! — qué suerte tienes!

7) (preference, fad) (colloq)

opera isn't really my thing — en realidad la ópera no es lo mío

I want to be able to do my own thing — yo quiero estar a mi aire

to have a thing about somebody/something — (colloq)

he has a thing about cleanliness — es un maniático de la limpieza, tiene manía con la limpieza

he seems to have quite a thing about her — parece que le ha dado fuerte con ella (fam)

8) ( in expressions of time)

first thing (in the morning) — a primera hora (de la mañana)

that's what I always do last thing (at night) — eso es lo último que hago todas las noches antes de acostarme

the next thing I knew, it was midnight — cuando me di cuenta, era medianoche

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thing [θɪŋ]

choses ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a)-(d), 2 (b)-(d) objet ⇒ 1A (a) créature ⇒ 1A (d) idée ⇒ 1B (a) question ⇒ 1B (b) idéal ⇒ 1C (c) mode ⇒ 1C (d) effets ⇒ 2 (a) affaires ⇒ 2 (a)

1 noun

A.

(a) (object, item) chose f, objet m;

∎ what's that yellow thing on the floor? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc jaune par terre?;

∎ what's that thing for? à quoi ça sert, ça?;

∎ what's this knob thing for? à quoi sert cette espèce de bouton?;

∎ where's my hat? I can't find the thing anywhere où est mon chapeau? je ne le trouve nulle part;

∎ the only thing I could hear was a dripping tap la seule chose que j'entendais c'était un robinet qui fuyait;

∎ any idea how to work this thing? tu sais comment ça marche?;

∎ I had to rewrite the whole thing j'ai dû tout réécrire;

∎ the thing he loves most is his pipe ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est sa pipe;

∎ I need a few things from the shop j'ai besoin de faire quelques courses;

∎ she loves books and posters and things, she loves things like books and posters elle aime les livres, les posters, ce genre de choses;

∎ he likes making things with his hands il est très manuel;

∎ she enjoys the good things in life elle apprécie les bonnes choses de la vie;

∎ I must be seeing things je dois avoir des visions;

∎ I must be hearing things je dois rêver, j'entends des voix;

∎ humorous things that go bump in the night les choses qui font du bruit la nuit;

∎ they were treated as things not people on les traitait comme des choses, pas comme des êtres humains

(b) (activity, event) chose f;

∎ he likes things like gardening il aime le jardinage et les choses dans ce goût-là;

∎ familiar she's still into this art thing in a big way elle est encore très branchée art;

∎ the thing to do is to pretend you're asleep vous n'avez qu'à faire semblant de dormir;

∎ the first thing to do is (to) ring the police la première chose à faire, c'est d'appeler la police;

∎ the only thing left is to… il ne reste plus qu'à…;

∎ the next thing on the agenda le point suivant à l'ordre du jour;

∎ it's the best thing to do c'est ce qu'il y a de mieux à faire;

∎ that was a silly thing to do! ce n'était pas la chose à faire!;

∎ how could you do such a thing? comment avez-vous pu faire une chose pareille?;

∎ I have lots of things to do j'ai des tas de choses à faire;

∎ she certainly gets things done avec elle, ça ne traîne pas

(c) (in negative clauses)

∎ I don't know a thing about what happened j'ignore tout de ce qui s'est passé;

∎ I don't know a thing about algebra je n'y connais absolument rien en algèbre;

∎ not a thing was overlooked pas un détail n'a été négligé;

∎ I didn't understand a thing she said je n'ai rien compris à ce qu'elle disait, je n'ai pas compris un mot de ce qu'elle disait;

∎ we couldn't do a thing about it nous n'y pouvions absolument rien;

∎ I couldn't do a thing to help je n'ai rien pu faire pour me rendre utile;

∎ it doesn't mean a thing to me (I don't understand it at all) je n'y comprends (absolument) rien; (it isn't at all familiar to me) ça ne me dit absolument rien; (it doesn't concern me at all) ça ne me concerne pas;

∎ she hadn't got a thing on elle était entièrement nue;

∎ I haven't got a thing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre sur le dos

(d) (creature, being) créature f, être m;

∎ the thing he loves most is his dog ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est son chien;

∎ there wasn't a living thing around il n'y avait pas âme qui vive;

∎ what a sweet little thing! quel amour!;

∎ she's a dear old thing c'est une charmante petite vieille;

∎ you silly thing espèce d'idiot;

∎ poor thing! (said about somebody) le/la pauvre!; (said to somebody) mon/ma pauvre!; (animal) (la) pauvre bête!

(e) (monster)

∎ the thing from outer space le monstre de l'espace

B.

(a) (idea, notion) idée f, chose f;

∎ the best thing would be to ask them le mieux serait de leur demander;

∎ it would be a good thing if we all went together ce serait une bonne chose que nous y allions tous ensemble;

∎ it's a good thing (for you) no one knew heureusement (pour vous) que personne ne savait;

∎ to be on to a good thing être sur une bonne affaire;

∎ to know a thing or two about sth s'y connaître en qch;

∎ I could show him a thing or two about hang gliding je pourrais lui apprendre une ou deux petites choses en deltaplane

(b) (matter, question) chose f, question f;

∎ the thing is, we can't really afford it le problème, c'est qu'on n'a pas vraiment les moyens;

∎ the thing is, will she want to come? le problème c'est qu'on ne sait pas si elle voudra venir;

∎ the main thing is to succeed ce qui importe, c'est de réussir;

∎ the important thing is not to stop ce qui compte, c'est de ne pas arrêter;

∎ the thing to remember is that… ce dont il faut se souvenir est que…;

∎ it's one thing to talk but quite another to act parler est une chose, agir en est une autre;

∎ that's quite another thing ça, c'est tout autre chose;

∎ and another thing en plus;

∎ we talked of one thing and another nous avons parlé de choses et d'autres;

∎ what with one thing and another, I haven't had time avec tout ce qu'il y avait à faire, je n'ai pas eu le temps;

∎ if it's not one thing, it's another, it's one thing after another ça ne s'arrête jamais;

∎ taking one thing with another à tout prendre, somme toute

(c) (remark)

∎ that's not a very nice thing to say ce n'est pas très gentil de dire ça;

∎ she said some nasty things about him elle a dit des méchancetés sur lui;

∎ how can you say such a thing? comment pouvez-vous dire une chose pareille?;

∎ the things you say! les choses que tu peux dire parfois!;

∎ I said no such thing! je n'ai rien dit de tel!;

∎ I said the first thing that came into my head j'ai dit la première chose qui m'est venue à l'esprit

(d) (quality, characteristic) chose f;

∎ one of the things I like about her is her sense of humour une des choses que j'aime chez elle, c'est son sens de l'humour;

∎ the town has a lot of things going for it la ville a beaucoup de bons côtés

C.

(a) familiar (strong feeling)

∎ to have a thing about sb/sth (like) avoir un faible pour qn/qch^□ ; (dislike) avoir horreur de qn/qch^□ ;

∎ I have a thing about seafood (like) j'aime vraiment les fruits de mer^□ ; (dislike) je n'aime vraiment pas les fruits de mer^□ ;

∎ he has a thing about red hair (likes) il adore les cheveux roux^□ ; (dislikes) il a quelque chose contre les cheveux roux^□ ;

∎ it's a bit of a thing with me (like) j'aime assez ça^□ ; (dislike) c'est ma bête noire

(b) familiar (interest)

∎ it's not really my thing ce n'est pas vraiment mon truc;

∎ he went off to the States to do his own thing il est parti aux États-Unis vivre sa vie^□

(c) (what is needed, required) idéal m;

∎ hot cocoa is just the thing on a winter's night un chocolat chaud, c'est l'idéal les soirs d'hiver;

∎ that's the very thing c'est juste ce qu'il faut;

∎ that's the very thing for my bad back! c'est juste ce dont j'avais besoin pour mon mal de dos!

(d) (fashion) mode f;

∎ it's the latest thing in swimwear c'est la dernière mode en matière de maillots de bain;

∎ it's quite the thing c'est très à la mode;

∎ natural food is the thing just now les aliments biologiques sont la grande mode en ce moment;

∎ a thing of the past une chose du passé

(e) (fuss)

∎ to make a big thing about sth faire (tout) un plat de qch;

∎ he made a big thing out of my not going il a fait tout un plat parce que je n'y allais pas;

∎ there's no need to make a big thing out of it! ce n'est pas la peine d'en faire tout un plat ou toute une montagne!

(f) familiar (relationship)

∎ to have a thing with sb avoir une liaison avec qn^□

(g) familiar (penis) chose f

2 things plural noun

(a) (belongings) effets mpl, affaires fpl; (clothes) affaires fpl; (equipment) affaires fpl, attirail m; (tools) outils mpl, ustensiles mpl;

∎ put your things away ramassez vos affaires;

∎ take your wet things off enlevez vos affaires humides;

∎ you can take your things off in the bedroom vous pouvez vous déshabiller dans la chambre;

∎ have you brought your fishing/swimming things? avez-vous apporté votre attirail de pêche/vos affaires de piscine?;

∎ have you washed the breakfast things? as-tu fait la vaisselle du petit déjeuner?;

∎ to take the tea things away desservir la table (après le thé);

∎ to pack (up) one's things faire ses valises

(b) (situation, circumstances) choses fpl;

∎ familiar how's or how are things? comment ça va?;

∎ things are getting better les choses vont mieux;

∎ things are going badly ça va mal;

∎ things began to get rather dangerous les choses ont commencé à devenir assez dangereuses;

∎ I feel rather out of things je n'ai pas l'impression d'être vraiment dans le bain;

∎ you take things too seriously vous prenez les choses trop au sérieux;

∎ I need time to think things over j'ai besoin de temps pour réfléchir;

∎ as things are or stand dans l'état actuel des choses;

∎ things being what they are les choses étant ce qu'elles sont;

∎ it's just one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent

(c) (specific aspect of life) choses fpl;

∎ things of the mind les choses fpl de l'esprit;

∎ she's interested in all things French elle s'intéresse à tout ce qui est français;

∎ moderation in all things de la modération en tout;

∎ she wants to be an airline pilot of all things! elle veut être pilote de ligne, non mais vraiment!

(d) (facts, actions etc) choses fpl;

∎ they did terrible things to their prisoners ils ont fait des choses atroces à leurs prisonniers;

∎ I've heard good things about his work on dit du bien de son travail

(e) Law (property) biens mpl

3 for one thing adverb

(tout) d'abord;

∎ for one thing… and for another thing (tout) d'abord… et puis;

∎ well for one thing, we can't afford it pour commencer, nous n'en avons pas les moyens

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- all things considered

- and things

- any old thing

- as things go

- be all things to all men

- the best thing

- be up to a thing or two

- big thing

- a bright young thing

- creeping things

- the done thing

- do one's thing

- first thing

- first thing one knows

- first things first

- for one thing

- a good thing

- good things

- have a thing about smb.

- how are things?

- if it's the last thing I do

- if things were to be done twice all would be wise

- if you want a thing well done, do it yourself

- it amounts to the same thing

- just the thing

- keep a thing seven years and you will find a use for it

- the last thing

- let things go hang

- a little knowledge is a dangerous thing

- a little thing

- little things amuse little minds

- make a good thing of smth.

- make a regular thing of smth.

- make things hum

- never do things by halves

- the new thing

- the next best thing

- the next thing to smth.

- no such thing

- not a thing

- not the thing

- not to be the thing

- not to do a thing

- not to get a thing out of

- not to know the first thing about smb.

- of all things

- one thing and another

- other things being equal

- quite the thing

- the real thing

- see things

- show smb. a thing or two

- a square thing

- sure thing

- take things as they are

- tell smb. a thing or two

- that's a nice thing

- a thing in itself

- a thing or two

- things look black

- things look promising

- things past cannot be recalled

- too much of a good thing

- young thing

- the last thing about smth.

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{θiŋ}
1. нещо, предмет, вещ
not a THING нищо, нищичко
there was hardly a THING to eat нямаше почти нищо за ядене
2. pl вещи, принадлежности, багаж, дрехи, облекло
THINGs personal/real юр. лични вещи движимо имущество/недвижимо имущество, имот
take off your THINGs свали си палтото, шапката, съблечи се
3. рl сечива, инструменти
4. рl прибори, съдове
5. нещо, работа, постъпка, въпрос, факт, случай, явление, обстоятелство
good THING сполучлива шега, остроумна забележка, добра сделка, добро/хубаво нещо
the good THINGs of life благата на живота
as a general THING изобщо
as a usual THING обикновено
the THING is that въпросът e, че
it's a good THING (that) добре че
that is not the same THING това не e едно и също
as THINGs are при сегашното положение на нещата
as THINGs go както вървят/се развиват нещата
have THINGs come to that? дотам ли e стигнала работата, дотам ли се е стигнало
6. нещо необходимо/важно/истинско и пр.
the THING, just/quite the THING, the right/very THING тъкмо това, което трябва/което се иска
a good rest is just the THING for you това, от което имаш нужда, е една хубава почивка
it is not (quite) the THING to не е прилично/прието да
the latest/last THING in hats/shoes шапки/обувки по посдедна мода
quite the THING съвсем модерно, най-модерно, по последната мода
7. човек, същество
a dear old THING стара бабка, мил/симпатичен дядка
young THING младо същество, младеж, девойка
a THING like him тип/гад като него
dumb THINGs безсловесни същества
above all THINGs преди/над всичко
well, of all THINGs! как можа да се случи (точно това/така)! да не очакваш просто! among other THINGs към/освен това, между другото
and THINGs и други такива, и подобни, и така нататък
(the) first THING най-напред, първото нещо
I'll do it (the) first THING in the morning първата ми работа утре сутрин ще бъде да направя това
(the) first THINGs first най-важните работи-най-напред
(the) last THING накрая, в последната минута, всичко друго, само не това
for one THING първо (напърво)
for one THING... for another едно че... и друго
(the) next THING след това
other THINGs being equal при еднакви във всяко друго отношение условия
no such THING нищо подобно, съвсем не, никак даже
not to know the first THING about хабер си нямам от
that's one THING certain това e едно на ръка
to do the handsome THING by отнасям се добре/внимателно към
to know a THING or two зная това-онова, не съм вчерашен, и аз разбирам нещо
to have a THING about разг. не мога да търпя/понасям, побъркан съм на (тема)
to make a good THING (out) of извличам полза от, печеля добри пари от
to make a THING of отдавам преголямо значение на, суетя се около, правя голям въпрос от, считам за много важно
well, of all THINGs! и таз хубава! it's (just) one of those THINGs такова e положението, нищо не може да се направи, не можеш да го избегнеш
to see THINGs имам халюцинации, привижда ми се, фантазирам, въобразявам си
above all THINGs преди/над всичко, повече от всичко друго
taking one THING with another като размисли човек
and another THING и още нещо
to do THINGs to действувам/въздействувам силно на/върху
to do one's THING постъпвам без задръжки/както ми e свойствено, върша/свършвам нещо, за което ме бива/което ме интересува/влече
to make THINGs worse, it started raining не стига това, ами взе, че и заваля

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{din} n 1. нещо, предмет, вещ; not a thing нищо, нищичко; there was

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същество; предмет; вещ; работа; нещо;

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1. (the) first thing най-напред, първото нещо 2. (the) first things first най-важните работи-най-напред 3. (the) last thing накрая, в последната минута, всичко друго, само не това 4. (the) next thing след това 5. a dear old thing стара бабка, мил/симпатичен дядка 6. a good rest is just the thing for you това, от което имаш нужда, е една хубава почивка 7. a thing like him тип/гад като него 8. above all things преди/над всичко 9. above all things преди/над всичко, повече от всичко друго 10. and another thing и още нещо 11. and things и други такива, и подобни, и така нататък 12. as a general thing изобщо 13. as a usual thing обикновено 14. as things are при сегашното положение на нещата 15. as things go както вървят/се развиват нещата 16. dumb things безсловесни същества 17. for one thing... for another едно че... и друго 18. for one thing първо (напърво) 19. good thing сполучлива шега, остроумна забележка, добра сделка, добро/хубаво нещо 20. have things come to that? дотам ли e стигнала работата, дотам ли се е стигнало 21. i'll do it (the) first thing in the morning първата ми работа утре сутрин ще бъде да направя това 22. it is not (quite) the thing to не е прилично/прието да 23. it's a good thing (that) добре че 24. no such thing нищо подобно, съвсем не, никак даже 25. not a thing нищо, нищичко 26. not to know the first thing about хабер си нямам от 27. other things being equal при еднакви във всяко друго отношение условия 28. pl вещи, принадлежности, багаж, дрехи, облекло 29. quite the thing съвсем модерно, най-модерно, по последната мода 30. take off your things свали си палтото, шапката, съблечи се 31. taking one thing with another като размисли човек 32. that is not the same thing това не e едно и също 33. that's one thing certain това e едно на ръка 34. the good things of life благата на живота 35. the latest/last thing in hats/shoes шапки/обувки по посдедна мода 36. the thing is that въпросът e, че 37. the thing, just/quite the thing, the right/very thing тъкмо това, което трябва/което се иска 38. there was hardly a thing to eat нямаше почти нищо за ядене 39. things personal/real юр. лични вещи движимо имущество/недвижимо имущество, имот 40. to do one's thing постъпвам без задръжки/както ми e свойствено, върша/свършвам нещо, за което ме бива/което ме интересува/влече 41. to do the handsome thing by отнасям се добре/внимателно към 42. to do things to действувам/въздействувам силно на/върху 43. to have a thing about разг. не мога да търпя/понасям, побъркан съм на (тема) 44. to know a thing or two зная това-онова, не съм вчерашен, и аз разбирам нещо 45. to make a good thing (out) of извличам полза от, печеля добри пари от 46. to make a thing of отдавам преголямо значение на, суетя се около, правя голям въпрос от, считам за много важно 47. to make things worse, it started raining не стига това, ами взе, че и заваля 48. to see things имам халюцинации, привижда ми се, фантазирам, въобразявам си 49. well, of all things! и таз хубава! it's (just) one of those things такова e положението, нищо не може да се направи, не можеш да го избегнеш 50. well, of all things! как можа да се случи (точно това/така)! да не очакваш просто! among other things към/освен това, между другото 51. young thing младо същество, младеж, девойка 52. нещо необходимо/важно/истинско и пр 53. нещо, предмет, вещ 54. нещо, работа, постъпка, въпрос, факт, случай, явление, обстоятелство 55. рl прибори, съдове 56. рl сечива, инструменти 57. човек, същество
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thing[uiʃ] n 1. нещо, предмет, вещ; 2. нещо, работа, постъпка, въпрос, факт, случай, явление, обстоятелство; the good \things of life благата на живота; that was a near \thing работата беше на косъм; in all \things при какви да е условия, във всички обстоятелства; a square \thing честна постъпка, честна сделка; the polite \thing разг. добро възпитание, благовъзпитаност, етичност; the real \thing разг. нещо истинско (не имитация); нещо първокачествено; as a general \thing изобщо; as a usual \thing обикновено; the \thing is that въпросът е, че; it's a good \thing ( that) добре, че; it's not my \thing at all разг. това не е моя работа, това изобщо не ме интересува; as \things are при сегашното положение на нещата; as \things go както вървят работите; one of those \things неизбежна неприятност (от ежедневието); • above all \things преди всичко; well, of all \things! как да се случи! тю да се не види! да не очаква човек! among other \things между другото; впрочем; ... and \things... и подобни, и така нататък; ( the) first \thing най-напред; first \thing after веднага след; ( the) first \thing in the morning първата ми работа утре; first \things first най-напред, най-важното; ( the) last \thing най-после, накрая, в последния момент; неочаквано, без да искам, случайно; всичко друго, но не и това; one \thing and another това (и) онова, какво ли не (още); for one \thing първо (на първо); ( the) next \thing след това; other \things being equal при еднакви условия във всяко друго отношение; no such \thing нищо подобно, съвсем не; yes, that's certainly one \thing (one \thing certain) това е едно на ръка; to know a \thing or two зная това-онова (някои и други неща); не съм вчерашен; to be on to a good \thing в изгодна позиция съм; to make a \thing of 1) правя на въпрос; 2) горещя се, паля се; good \things лакомства; to make a good \thing ( out) of извличам полза; печеля добри пари от; to make \things hum действам енергично, раздвижвам нещата, не оставям работата да спре; to make \things worse не стига това; to take one \thing with another като размисли човек; to see \things имам халюцинации, бълнувам; to be all \things for all men старая се да угодя всекиму; to have a \thing about s.o. or s.th. падам си по някого (нещо); to make a \thing of ( about) s.th. разг. преувеличавам, изопачавам; to do o.'s own \thing разг. живея според собствените си разбирания; не обръщам внимание на хорското мнение; 3. същество, човек, създание; old \thing разг. драги (мой); a dear old \thing мил(а) старец (старица); a little \thing дете, детенце; a poor \thing сиромах, сиромахкиня, завалия; poor \thing! бедният! горкият! горкичката! горкото!; young \thing младо същество, младеж, девойка; a bright young \thing безпътен (лекомислен) младеж; spiteful \thing злобна гад, гадняр, злобар; a \thing like him тип като него; he is a mean \thing той е подлец; dumb \things безсловесни същества; 4. нещо необходимо (важно, истинско, подходящо, подобаващо); мода; the done \thing общоприето поведение; това, което е редно; just ( quite) the \thing, the right ( very) \thing тъкмо това, което трябва (както трябва); it is not the \thing to stare at people не е прилично да се заглеждаш в хората; this is the latest \thing in hats тази шапка е последната дума на модата; not to be ( feel) at all the \thing не се чувствам никак добре; 5. pl вещи, принадлежности, багаж; дрехи, облекло; \things personal юрид. движима собственост, движимости; \things real юрид. недвижим имот, недвижимости; to pack up o.'s \things стягам си багажа, прен. тръгвам си, отивам си; I got my \things wet дрехите ми се намокриха; take off your \things свали си палтото, съблечи се; 6. pl сечива, инструменти; 7. pl прибори, съдове; tea\things чаен сервиз.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > thing
9 Thing

1. n сканд. ист. тинг

2. n вещь; предмет

material things — физические предметы

small thing — вещица

thing of beauty — красивая вещь

expensive things — дорогие вещи

the things of this world — предметы материального мира

to be more interested in things than in human beings — интересоваться вещами больше, чем людьми

he likes to make things with his hands — он любит мастерить

to put a thing in its right place — положить вещь на место

what is this thing called? — как называется этот предмет?

a thing of defective quality — недоброкачественная вещь

generic thing — вещь, определяемая родовыми признаками

to touch a thing with the hand — трогать вещь рукой

3. n атрибуты

things Japanese — всё японское; всё, что имеет отношение к Японии

4. n l

5. n имущество

they had to come with all their things — они должны были явиться со всем своим имуществом

to get rid of all the useless things in the house — избавиться от всякого хлама в доме

all the things in the house were burned — все вещи в доме сгорели

I forbid you to touch my things — я запрещаю тебе трогать мои вещи

thing incorporeal — нематериальная вещь, имущество, заключающееся в правах

6. n вещи, багаж

his things are always lying around on — всегда разбрасывает свои вещи

real thing — недвижимая вещь

thing of naught — ненужная вещь

dainty thing — изысканная вещица

intangible thing — нематериальная вещь

a dear little thing — прелестная вещица

7. n часто носильные вещи; одежда, предметы одежды

bathing things — купальный костюм

summer things — летние вещи

specific thing — индивидуально-определённая вещь

ascertained thing — индивидуализированная вещь

to denote a thing — обозначать предмет

8. n еда; питьё

sweet things — сладости, сласти

good things — лакомства

you must avoid sweet or starchy things — избегай сладкого и мучного

9. n обыкн. разг. принадлежности; утварь; предметы обихода

tea things — чайная посуда

cooking things — кухонная утварь, кухонные принадлежности

to wash up the tea things — помыть чайную посуду

thing corporal — материальный предмет

10. n рассказ; анекдот

11. n вещь, явление

to look at things — смотреть на вещи

to speak of different things — говорить о разных вещах

12. n обыкн. обстоятельства, обстановка

the state of things — положение вещей

how are things? — как дела?

tell me how things go ? — расскажите мне, как идут дела?

as things go now — при сложившихся обстоятельствах, при нынешнем положении дел; в сложившейся обстановке

things have changed greatly — обстановка существенно изменилась

things look black — нельзя ждать ничего хорошего

things are getting better — дела поправляются

things might go wrong — всё может сорваться

that things should have come to this! — подумать только, до чего дошло дело !

we hope for better things — мы надеемся на изменение к лучшему

13. n дело

I have several things to attend to — мне нужно кое-что сделать; у меня ещё есть дела

he gets things done on — добивается своего, он умеет делать нечто, что-то

to think hard things of a person — плохо думать о человеке

to go about saying things — болтать всякое

to talk of one thing and another — поговорить о том о сём

to mutter dark things — бормотать нечто неразборчивое или загадочное

he says the first thing that comes into his head — он говорит первое, что взбредёт ему на ум

something must be done to stop this sort of thing — необходимо что-то предпринять, чтобы прекратить такие вещи

it would be a good thing to make sure of it — неплохо было бы и этом убедиться

neither one thing, nor another — ни то, ни другое

one thing or the other — либо то, либо другое

what with one thing and another — то одно, то другое — хлопот не оберёшься

the important thing to remember — то, что важно запомнить; важно запомнить то …

the best thing is … — самое лучшее …, лучше всего …

the next best thing — лучшее из остального

the great thing — самое важное

the great thing was to get there in time — во что бы то ни стало нужно было добраться туда вовремя

strange thing — странное дело

the right thing — как раз то

to say the right thing — сказать то, что надо

the wrong thing — совсем не то

to say the wrong thing — сказать не то

to screw up the whole thing — завалить всё дело

it is quite a settled thing — это дело решённое

it is a safe thing — это верное дело

an understood thing — решенное дело

the thing is — дело в том; что

14. n деталь, особенность

to worry over every little thing — беспокоиться по каждому пустяку

not a thing has been overlooked — ничто не было упущено

it is the small things about him that puzzle me — в его поведении меня удивляют разные мелочи

the thing is … — всё дело в том …; суть дела состоит в том …

15. n действие, поступок

to wish to do great things — мечтать о больших делах

I did no such thing — я не делал ничего подобного; я и не думал делать этого

square thing — честная сделка; честный поступок

16. n событие

his death was a tragic thing — его смерть была тяжёлым ударом

17. n существо; создание

poor thing — бедняжка

young thing — юное создание

little thing — малютка, крошка

a sweet little thing — прелестная крошка

dumb things — бессловесные твари

mean thing — подлая тварь

foolish old thing — старый дурак

fresh young thing — молодое существо

18. n разг. в обращении человек

dear thing — дорогой

every thing else including — все включая

19. n сущ. разг. пренебр. в сочетании с предшествующим уродливая вещь

in all things — во всех отношениях, во всём

and things — и другое, и тому подобное

and another thing — и ещё одно

sure thing — наверняка, конечно; само собой

near thing — опасное положение;

no such thing — ничего подобного; ничто не может быть дальше от истины

no great things — ничего особенного, так себе; не бог весть что

first thing — прежде всего; первым долгом; перво-наперво

next thing — затем

the same thing — то же самое

for one thing — прежде всего; начать с того, что; для начала

for another thing — кроме того; во-вторых

of all things — ну и ну!, вот тебе и на!, надо же!, подумать только!

above all things — прежде всего; больше всего, главным образом

among other things — между прочим

as a general thing — обычно, как правило

one of those things — неизбежная неприятность

it is too much of a good thing — хорошенького понемножку; это уж слишком

to know a thing or two — знать кое-что; понимать что к чему

to learn a thing or two — узнать кое-что

to be up to a thing or two — кое в чём разбираться, кое-что знать

not to do a thing — палец о палец не ударить

not to be the thing — плохо себя чувствовать

not to look the thing — плохо выглядеть

to tell one thing from another — отличать одну вещь от другой

Синонимический ряд:

1. action (noun) accomplishment; act; action; deed; doing; feat

2. being (noun) being; creature; entity; existence; existent; individual; material; something; stuff; substance

3. fashion (noun) bandwagon; chic; craze; cry; dernier cri; fad; fashion; furore; mode; rage; style; ton; trend; vogue

4. fetish (noun) fetish; fixation; mania; obsession

5. gadget (noun) contraption; contrivance; gadget; jigger

6. matter (noun) affair; matter

7. object (noun) affair; business; commodity; concern; device; doohickey; fact; manifestation; matter; object; shooting match

8. occurrence (noun) circumstance; episode; event; go; happening; incident; occasion; occurrence

9. point (noun) article; detail; element; item; particular; point; statement; thought

10. things (noun) belongings; effects; goods; possessions; things

English-Russian base dictionary > Thing
10 Thing

n

1) річ, предмет

what's the thing in your hand? — що це у тебе в руці?

2) справа, факт, випадок; обставина, обстановка

the state of things — стан справ

how are things? — як справи?

as things go (stand) — за нинішніх обставин

all things considered — враховуючи усі обставини; беручи до уваги все

3) pl майно, речі (дорожні); багаж

to pack up one's things — упаковувати речі

4) pl одяг, предмети одягу; особисті речі

swimming things — купальний костюм

to put on one's things — одягтися

to take off one's things — роздягтися

5) їжа; питво

sweet things — ласощі

6) pl приладдя, начиння; побутові предмети

breakfast things — чайний посуд

7) твір мистецтва (літератури); художній (музичний) твір

8) розповідь; анекдот

9) явище, річ, справа

to speak of different things — говорити про різні речі

it is the funniest thing I have ever heard — за своє життя я не чув нічого смішнішого

10) діло

let's get this thing over with quickly — давайте швидко покінчимо з цим ділом

11) щось

to think hard things of a person — погано думати про людину

the important thing to remember — те, що важливо запам'ятати

the best thing is... — найкраще — це...

the great thing — найважливіше

strange thing — дивна річ

the right thing — саме те, що потрібно

the wrong thing — зовсім не те, що треба

to say the wrong thing — сказати не до речі

12) деталь, особливість

13) щось дуже потрібне (важливе, підхоже, справжнє)

it is just the thing — це саме те, що треба

that's the thing — у цьому вся справа, це найголовніше

14) дія, вчинок

I did no such thing — я не робив нічого подібного

what a thing to do! — хіба так можна (робити)!

15) подія

16) істота, створіння

little thing — малятко, крихітка

mean thing — підла тварюка

foolish old thing — старий дурень

17) розм. у звертанні

dear thing — дорогий, любий

old thing — старий

above all things — насамперед, головним чином

among other things — між іншим

and things — тощо, і таке інше

for another thing — крім того; по-друге

for one thing — насамперед; для початку

in all things — в усьому, у всіх відношеннях

a near thing — небезпечне становище

no great things — нічого особливого; так собі

no such thing — нічого подібного

not a thing — ніщо

of all things — от тобі й на!, треба ж!

spiritual things (things of the mind) — духовні цінності

sure thing — амер. напевно, звичайно, безумовно

the first thing — насамперед

the last thing — наприкінці; нарешті

the next thing — потім

the same thing — те саме

not to be the thing — погано почувати себе

not to do a thing — і пальцем не ворухнути

not to look the thing — мати поганий вигляд

to be up to a thing or two — дещо знати, у дечому розбиратися

to make a good thing of smth. — дістати користь від чогось

to see things — марити, галюцинувати

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[aiç]
n; сканд.; іст.

тинг ( законодавчі збори е суд)

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all ⇒ Usage note: all

A pron

1 ( everything) tout ; to risk all tout risquer ; all or nothing tout ou rien ; all is not lost tout n'est pas perdu ; all was well tout allait bien ; all will be revealed hum vous saurez tout hum ; all is orderly and stable tout n'est qu'ordre et stabilité ; will that be all? ce sera tout? ; and that's not all et ce n'est pas tout ; that's all ( all contexts) c'est tout ; speed is all l'essentiel, c'est la vitesse ; in all en tout ; 500 in all 500 en tout ; all in all somme toute ; we're doing all (that) we can nous faisons tout ce que nous pouvons (to do pour faire) ; after all that has happened après tout ce qui s'est passé ; after all she's been through après tout ce qu'elle a vécu ; it's not all (that) it should be [performance, service, efficiency] ça laisse à désirer ; all because he didn't write tout ça parce qu'il n'a pas écrit ; and all for a piece of land! et tout ça pour un lopin de terre! ;

2 ( the only thing) tout ; but that's all mais c'est tout ; that's all I want c'est tout ce que je veux ; that's all we can suggest c'est tout ce que nous pouvons vous conseiller ; she's all I have left elle est tout ce qui me reste ; all I know is that tout ce que je sais c'est que ; all you need is tout ce qu'il te faut c'est ; that's all we need! iron il ne manquait plus que ça! ;

3 ( everyone) tous ; all wish to remain anonymous tous souhaitent rester anonymes ; all but a few were released ils ont tous été relâchés à quelques exceptions près ; thank you, one and all merci à (vous) tous ; ‘all welcome’ ‘venez nombreux’ ; all of the employees tous les employés, tout le personnel ; all of us want… nous voulons tous… ; not all of them came ils ne sont pas tous venus ; we want all of them back nous voulons qu'ils soient tous rendus ;

4 ( the whole amount) all of our belongings toutes nos affaires ; all of this land is ours toutes ces terres sont à nous ; not all of the time pas tout le temps ;

5 ( emphasizing unanimity or entirety) we all feel that nous avons tous l'impression que ; we are all disappointed nous sommes tous déçus ; these are all valid points ce sont des points qui sont tous valables ; it all seems so pointless tout cela paraît si futile ; I ate it all j'ai tout mangé ; what's it all for? ( all contexts) à quoi ça sert (tout ça)? ; who all was there? US qui était là? ; y'all have a good time now! US amusez-vous bien!

B det

1 ( each one of) tous/toutes ; all men are born equal tous les hommes naissent égaux ; all questions must be answered il faut répondre à toutes les questions ; all those people who tous ces gens qui ; all those who tous ceux qui ; as in all good films comme dans tous les bons films ; in all three films dans les trois films ;

2 ( the whole of) tout/toute ; all his life toute sa vie ; all the time tout le temps ; all day/evening toute la journée/soirée ; all year round toute l'année ; all the money we've spent tout l'argent que nous avons dépensé ; in all his glory dans toute sa gloire ; I had all the work! c'est moi qui ai eu tout le travail! ; you are all the family I have! tu es toute la famille qui me reste! ; and all that sort of thing et tout ce genre de choses ; oh no! not all that again! ah non! ça ne va pas recommencer! ;

3 ( total) in all honesty/innocence en toute franchise/innocence ;

4 ( any) beyond all expectations au-delà de toute attente ; to deny all knowledge of sth nier avoir connaissance de qch.

C adv

1 (emphatic: completely) tout ; all alone ou on one's own tout seul ; to be all wet être tout mouillé ; dressed all in white habillé tout en blanc ; all around the garden/along the canal tout autour du jardin/le long du canal ; to be all for sth être tout à fait pour qch ; to be all for sb doing être tout à fait favorable à ce que qn fasse ; I'm all for women joining the army je suis tout à fait favorable à ce que les femmes entrent dans l'armée ; it's all about… c'est l'histoire de… ; tell me all about it! raconte-moi tout! ; he's forgotten all about us! il nous a complètement oubliés! ; she asked all about you elle a demandé de tes nouvelles ;

2 (emphatic: nothing but) to be all legs être tout en jambes ; to be all smiles ( happy) être tout souriant ; ( two-faced) être tout sourire ; to be all sweetness iron être tout sourire ; that stew was all onions! il n'y avait pratiquement que des oignons dans ce ragoût! ;

3 Sport ( for each party) (they are) six all (il y a) six partout ; the final score is 15 all le score final est de 15 partout.

D n to give one's all tout sacrifier (for sth à qch ; for sb pour qn ; to do pour faire).

E all+ (dans composés)

1 ( completely) all-concrete/-glass/-metal tout en béton/verre/métal ; all-digital/-electronic entièrement numérique/électronique ; all-female, all-girl [band, cast, group] composé uniquement de femmes ; all-male/-white [team, production, jury] composé uniquement d'hommes/de blancs ; all-union [workforce] entièrement syndiqué ;

2 ( in the highest degree) ⇒ all-consuming, all-embracing, all-important etc.

F all along adv phr depuis le début, toujours ; they knew it all along ils le savaient depuis le début, ils l'ont toujours su.

G all but adv phr pratiquement, presque.

H all of adv phr au moins ; he must be all of 50 il doit avoir au moins 50 ans.

I all that adv phr he's not all that strong il n'est pas si fort que ça ; it's not as far as all that! ce n'est pas si loin que ça! ; I don't know her all that well je ne la connais pas si bien que ça.

J all the adv phr all the more d'autant plus ; all the more difficult/effective d'autant plus difficile/efficace ; all the more so because d'autant plus que ; to laugh all the more rire encore plus ; all the better! tant mieux!

K all too adv phr [accurate, easy, widespread] bien trop ; it is all too obvious that il n'est que trop évident que ; she saw all too clearly that elle a parfaitement bien vu que ; all too often bien trop souvent.

L and all adv phr

1 they moved furniture, books and all ils ont tout déménagé y compris les meubles et les livres ;

2 ○ GB the journey was very tiring what with the heat and all le voyage était très fatigant avec la chaleur et tout ça ; it is and all! mais si!

M at all adv phr not at all! ( acknowledging thanks) de rien! ; ( answering query) pas du tout! ; it is not at all certain ce n'est pas du tout certain ; if (it is) at all possible si possible ; is it at all likely that…? y a-t-il la moindre possibilité que…? (+ subj) ; there's nothing at all here il n'y a rien du tout ici ; we know nothing at all ou we don't know anything at all about nous ne savons rien du tout de ; if you knew anything at all about si tu avais la moindre idée de ; anything at all will do n'importe quoi fera l'affaire.

N for all prep phr, adv phr ( despite) en dépit de ; ( in as much as) for all I know pour autant que je sache ; for all that malgré tout, quand même ; they could be dead for all the difference it would make! ils pourraient être morts, ça ne changerait rien!

O of all prep phr

1 ( in rank) the easiest of all le plus facile ; first/last of all pour commencer/finir ; ⇒ best, worst ;

2 ( emphatic) why today of all days? pourquoi justement aujourd'hui? ; not now of all times! ce n'est pas le moment! ; of all the nerve! quel culot! ; of all the rotten luck! quel manque de chance or de pot ○ ! ; ⇒ people, place, thing.

Idioms

all' s well that ends well tout est bien qui finit bien ; to be as mad/thrilled as all get out ○ US être vachement ○ en colère/excité ; he's not all there ○ il n'a pas toute sa tête ; it's all go ○ here! GB on s'active ○ ici! ; it's all one to me ça m'est égal ; it's all up with us ○ GB nous sommes fichus ○ ; it was all I could do not to laugh il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire ; that's all very well, that's all well and good tout ça c'est bien beau ; speeches are all very well but c'est bien beau les discours mais ; it's all very well to do c'est bien beau de faire ; it's all very well for them to talk ça leur va bien de parler.

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12 ♦ thing

♦ thing /ɵɪŋ/
n.

1 cosa; oggetto; coso, affare, aggeggio (fam.): a room full of things, una stanza piena di cose; What's this thing for?, a che serve questa cosa (o questo)?; Put away that filthy thing!, leva di mezzo quella schifezza!

2 cosa; pensiero; idea; azione; faccenda; affare: spiritual things, le cose dello spirito; It's a thing of the past, è cosa (o roba) del passato; I said the first thing that came into my head, dissi la prima cosa che mi venne in mente; Their wedding was a big thing, il loro matrimonio è stato una cosa in grande; It was a completely new thing to me, per me era una completa novità

3 (al pl.) cose; situazione (sing.); faccenda (sing.): DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- How are things?, come vanno le cose?; Things are brightening up, le cose stanno migliorando; to think things over, pensarci su; riflettere bene (a lungo); to make a mess of things, fare un bel pasticcio; pasticciare tutto

4 (al pl.) (fam.) cose (personali); roba (sing.): Get your things and come with me, prendi le tue cose ( o la tua roba) e vieni con me!; to pack one's things, ( anche fig.) fare i bagagli; fare le valigie; to put one's things on, vestirsi

5 (al pl.) utensili; attrezzi: arnesi: fishing things, attrezzi da pesca

6 essere; creatura: all living things, tutte le cose viventi; tutte le creature

7 (fam.: di persona o animale) – Poor thing!, poverino! (poverina!); povera creatura!; You lucky thing!, che fortunato (sei)!; He's a foolish old thing, è uno scioccone

8 (fam.) (la propria) attività; (il proprio) lavoro, mestiere, interesse: What's your thing?, di che ti occupi (o t'interessi)?

9 numero; scena (fig.): Now he's doing his usual moraliser thing, ora sta facendo il suo solito numero di gran moralizzatore

10 ( slang USA) mania; ossessione; preconcetto; repulsione

11 ( slang USA) roba; droga

12 (volg. USA) cosa; cosina; vulva

13 (volg. USA) coso; affare; pene

● (ass.) the thing insured, la cosa assicurata □ (leg.) things personal, beni mobili ( denaro, titoli, mobilio, ecc.) □ (leg.) things real, beni immobili ( poderi, terreni, case, locali per ufficio, ecc.) □ (scherz.) things that go bump in the night, misteriosi rumori notturni □ «Things to do today», «promemoria per la giornata» □ I haven't got a thing to wear, non ho niente da mettermi □ to be all things to all men, (voler) accontentare tutti; non dispiacere a nessuno □ (fam.) and things, e così via; eccetera eccetera □ as a general (o a usual) thing, generalmente; in genere; di solito □ (form.) to do the handsome thing, comportarsi con generosità; comportarsi con onore; comportarsi da gentiluomo □ (fam.) to do things to, emozionare; scombussolare tutto □ dumb things, gli animali; le creature che non hanno la favella □ to feel quite the thing, sentirsi benissimo □ first thing, per prima cosa; subito ( appena alzato, arrivato, ecc.); DIALOGO → - Car problems 3- I can do the job first thing tomorrow morning, posso farlo come prima cosa domani mattina □ for one thing, tanto per cominciare; per dirne una □ It's a good thing that…, meno male che…; per fortuna che… □ (fam.) to have got a thing about st., avere una passione per qc., avere fissa per qc.; avere la mania di qc. ( anche) non poter soffrire qc., avercela con qc., provare ribrezzo per qc. □ (fam.) to have a thing going with sb., avere una storia con q. □ (fam.) to be hearing things, sentire le voci; avere allucinazioni uditive □ (fam.) just the thing, proprio quello che ci vuole: Just the thing I needed!, proprio quello che mi ci voleva (o che fa per me)! □ (fam.) to know a thing or two, intendersene; saperla lunga □ (fam.) not to know the first thing about st., non sapere niente di qc.; non intendersene affatto di qc.; essere ignorantissimo di qc. □ the latest thing in, l'ultima moda (o l'ultimo grido) in fatto di □ ( di persona) to look quite the thing, stare benissimo; avere un ottimo aspetto; (al neg.) non avere una buona cera, avere l'aria di non star bene □ to make a good thing of st., trarre partito da qc.; avvantaggiarsi di qc. to make a ( big) thing of (o about) st., fare di qc. un affare di stato □ a near thing, scampato pericolo; un guaio evitato per un pelo (o per il rotto della cuffia); il farcela (l'arrivare, ecc.) a malapena □ not a ( single) thing, niente; proprio nulla: You needn't worry about a single thing, non devi preoccuparti di nulla; He didn't say a thing, non ha detto niente; non ha detto una parola □ (fam.) the next thing I [he, etc.] knew, quand'ecco che; tutt'a un tratto; di punto in bianco □ (fam.) next thing ( you know), ancora un po' e □ That's quite another thing, è un altro paio di maniche! □ not quite the thing, una cosa che non si fa, che non sta bene □ His Christmas present was, of all things, a puppy, il suo regalo di Natale fu, pensate un po', un cucciolo; Of all things to say!, proprio quello dovevi dire?; Well, of all things!, ma pensa!; chi l'avrebbe mai detto!; incredibile! □ (fam.) Of all the crazy [silly, etc.] things to do!, che pazzia [sciocchezza, ecc.]! □ (fam.) to be on to a good thing, aver fatto centro; aver trovato quello che fa per sé □ (fam.) It's just one of those things, sono cose che capitano □ One thing leads to another, una cosa tira l'altra □ There is only one thing for it, c'è una sola cosa da fare: non c'è altra via □ (fam.) (Now,) there's a thing!, senti senti!; ma guarda!; accipicchia! □ to say the right thing [the wrong thing], parlare a proposito [a sproposito]; ( anche) dire le parole opportune [fare una gaffe] □ (fam.) to be seeing things, avere le allucinazioni; avere le traveggole (fam.) □ taking one thing with another, tutto sommato; visto il pro e il contro □ The thing is, can we afford it?, il punto è: possiamo permettercelo? □ (prov.) You can have too much of a good thing, il troppo stroppia.

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13 thing

thing [θɪŋ]

noun

   a. chose f

• surrounded by beautiful things entouré de belles choses

• such things as money, fame... des choses comme l'argent, la gloire...

• the thing he loves most is his car ce qu'il aime le plus au monde c'est sa voiture

• the good things in life les plaisirs mpl de la vie

• I've two things still to do j'ai encore deux choses à faire

• the next thing to do is... ce qu'il y a à faire maintenant c'est...

• the best thing would be to refuse le mieux serait de refuser

• the last thing on the agenda le dernier point à l'ordre du jour

• this is the latest thing in computer games c'est le dernier cri en matière de jeux électroniques

   b. ( = belongings) things affaires fpl

• have you put away your things? as-tu rangé tes affaires ?

• to take off one's things se débarrasser de son manteau etc

• have you got your swimming things? as-tu tes affaires de bain ?

   c. ( = matter, circumstance) I must think things over il faut que j'y réfléchisse

• how are things with you? et vous, comment ça va ?

• how's things? (inf) comment va ?

• as things are dans l'état actuel des choses

• since that's how things are puisque c'est comme ça

• to expect great things of sb/sth attendre beaucoup de qn/qch

• it is one thing to use a computer, quite another to understand it utiliser un ordinateur est une chose, en comprendre le fonctionnement en est une autre

• for one thing, it doesn't make sense d'abord ça n'a pas de sens

• it's just one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent

• I hadn't done a thing about it je n'avais strictement rien fait

• he knows a thing or two il s'y connaît

• she's got a thing about spiders (inf) elle a horreur des araignées

• he made a big thing of my refusal (inf) quand j'ai refusé il en a fait toute une histoire

• he had a thing with her two years ago (inf) il a eu une liaison avec elle il y a deux ans

• Mr Thing rang up (inf) Monsieur Machin (inf) a téléphoné

► the thing is

• the thing is to know when he's coming la question est de savoir quand il va arriver

• the thing is this:... voilà de quoi il s'agit:...

• the thing is, she'd already seen him en fait, elle l'avait déjà vu

   d. ( = person, animal) créature f

• poor little thing! pauvre petit (e) !

• poor thing, he's very ill le pauvre, il est très malade

   e. ( = best, most suitable thing) that's just the thing for me c'est tout à fait ce qu'il me faut

• the very thing! (of object) voilà tout à fait ce qu'il me (or nous etc) faut ! ; (of idea, plan) c'est l'idéal !

• it's the in thing (inf) c'est le truc (inf) à la mode

• that's not the thing to do cela ne se fait pas

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[θɪŋ] 1.
noun

1) ( object) chose f, truc (colloq) m

what's this thing for? — à quoi sert ce truc? (colloq)

there isn't a thing to eat in the house! — il n'y a rien à manger dans cette maison!

the one thing he wants for his birthday is a bike — tout ce qu'il veut pour son anniversaire, c'est un vélo

it was a big box thing — c'était une espèce de grosse boîte

2) (action, task, event) chose f

she'll do great things in life — elle ira loin dans la vie

that's the worst thing you could have said — c'était (vraiment) la chose à ne pas dire

the best thing (to do) would be to go and see her — le mieux serait d'aller la voir

that was a silly thing to do — c'était stupide de faire cela

there wasn't a thing I could do — je ne pouvais rien y faire

it's a good thing you came — heureusement que tu es venu

the thing to do is to listen carefully to him — ce qu'il faut faire c'est l'écouter attentivement

I'm sorry, but I haven't done a thing about it yet — je suis désolé, mais je ne m'en suis pas encore occupé

the heat does funny things to people — la chaleur a de drôles d'effets sur les gens

it's all right if you like that sort of thing — ce n'est pas mal pour ceux qui aiment ça

3) (matter, fact) chose f

the thing to remember is... — ce dont il faut se souvenir c'est...

I couldn't hear a thing (that) he said — je n'ai rien entendu de ce qu'il a dit

I said/did no such thing! — je n'ai rien dit/fait de tel!

the whole thing is crazy! — c'est idiot tout cela!

the thing is, (that)... — ce qu'il y a, c'est que...

the only thing is,... — la seule chose, c'est que...

the funny thing is... — le plus drôle c'est que...

the good thing (about it) is... — ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que...

the thing about him is that he's very honest — ce qu'il faut lui reconnaître, c'est qu'il est très honnête

the thing about him is that he can't be trusted — le problème avec lui c'est qu'on ne peut pas lui faire confiance

4) (person, animal)

she's a pretty little thing — c'est une jolie petite fille

you lucky thing! — (colloq) veinard/-e! (colloq)

you stupid thing! — (colloq) espèce d'idiot! (colloq)

(the) stupid thing — (colloq) ( of object) sale truc! (colloq)
2.
things plural noun

1) (personal belongings, equipment) affaires fpl

to wash up the breakfast things — faire la vaisselle du petit déjeuner

2) (situation, circumstances, matters) les choses fpl

to see things as they really are — voir les choses en face

things are getting better/worse — cela s'améliore/empire

how are things with you? —

how are things going? — comment ça va?

why do you want to change things? — pourquoi est-ce que tu veux tout changer?

to worry about things — se faire du souci

as things are ou stand — dans l'état actuel des choses

as things turned out — en fin de compte

all things considered — tout compte fait

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it's not the done thing (to do) — ça ne se fait pas (de faire)

it's the in thing — (colloq) c'est à la mode

she was wearing the latest thing in hats — elle portait un chapeau dernier cri

that's just the thing ou the very thing! — c'est tout à fait ce qu'il me/te/lui etc faut!

it's become quite the thing (to do) — c'est devenu à la mode (de faire)

it was a close ou near thing — c'était juste

he's on to a good thing — il a trouvé le bon filon (colloq)

he likes to do his own thing — (colloq) il aime faire ce qui lui plaît

for one thing...(and) for another thing... — premièrement... et deuxièmement...

to have a thing about — (colloq) ( like) craquer pour (colloq) [blondes, bearded men]; adorer [emeralds, old cars]; ( hate) ne pas aimer

it's a girl/guy thing — (colloq) c'est un truc de filles/de mecs (colloq)

to make a big thing (out) of it — (colloq) en faire toute une histoire

to know a thing or two about something — (colloq) s'y connaître en quelque chose

I could tell you a thing or two about him! — (colloq) je pourrais vous en raconter sur son compte!

and then, of all things, she... — et alors, allez savoir pourquoi (colloq), elle...

I must be seeing/hearing things! — je dois avoir des visions/entendre des voix!

it's ou it was (just) one of those things — c'est la vie

it's one (damned) thing after another! — (colloq) les embêtements (colloq) n'en finissent plus!

one thing led to another and... — et, de fil en aiguille...

taking one thing with another — tout bien considéré

what with one thing and another, I haven't had time to read it — avec tout ce que j'ai eu à faire je n'ai pas eu le temps de le lire

to (try to) be all things to all men — (essayer de) faire plaisir à tout le monde

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thing

A n

1 ( object) chose f, truc ○ m ; she likes beautiful things elle aime les belles choses ; he was wearing an old yellow thing il portait un vieux truc ○ jaune ; it's a thing you use for opening envelopes c'est un truc ○ pour ouvrir les enveloppes, ça sert à ouvrir les enveloppes ; any old thing will do n'importe quel vieux truc ○ fera l'affaire ; what's that thing? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc ○ ? ; what's that thing on the table? qu'est-ce c'est que ce truc ○ sur la table? ; what's this thing for? à quoi sert ce truc ○ ? ; there isn't a thing to eat in the house! il n'y a rien à manger dans cette maison! ; I haven't got a thing to wear! je n'ai rien à me mettre! ; the one thing he wants for his birthday is a bike tout ce qu'il veut pour son anniversaire, c'est un vélo ; it was a big box thing c'était une espèce de grosse boîte ;

2 (action, task, event) chose f ; I've got things to do j'ai des choses à faire ; she'll do great things in life elle ira loin dans la vie ; I wouldn't dream of such a thing une telle chose ne me viendrait jamais à l'esprit ; who would do such a thing? qui ferait une telle chose? ; how could you do such a thing? comment as-tu pu faire une chose pareille? ; an awful thing happened to me il m'est arrivé une chose épouvantable ; that's the worst thing you could have said/done c'était (vraiment) la chose à ne pas dire/faire ; the best thing (to do) would be to go and see her le mieux serait d'aller la voir ; that was a silly/dangerous thing to do c'était stupide/dangereux d'avoir fait cela ; that was a lovely/horrible thing to do c'était gentil/horrible d'avoir fait cela ; it was a difficult thing to do cela n'a pas été facile à faire, cela a été difficile à faire ; there wasn't a thing I could do je ne pouvais rien y faire ; it's a good thing you came heureusement que tu es venu, c'est une bonne chose que tu sois venu ; the thing to do is to listen carefully to him ce qu'il faut faire c'est l'écouter attentivement ; I'm sorry, but I haven't done a thing about it yet je suis désolé, mais je ne m'en suis pas encore occupé ; the heat does funny things to people la chaleur a de drôles d'effets sur les gens ;

3 (matter, fact) chose f ; we talked about lots of things nous avons discuté de beaucoup de choses ; we talked about politics and things (like that) nous avons discuté de la politique et de choses comme ça ; the thing to remember is… ce dont il faut se souvenir c'est… ; I couldn't hear a thing (that) he said je n'ai rien entendu de ce qu'il a dit ; I said/did no such thing! je n'ai rien dit/fait de tel! ; I couldn't think of a thing to say je n'ai rien trouvé à dire ; one thing is obvious/certain une chose est évidente/certaine ; the first thing we must consider is… la première chose à considérer, c'est… ; if there's one thing I hate it's… s'il y a une chose que je déteste c'est… ; I found the whole thing a bore j'ai trouvé tout cela très ennuyeux ; the whole thing is crazy! c'est idiot tout cela! ; the thing is, (that)… ce qu'il y a, c'est que… ; the only thing is,… la seule chose, c'est que… ; the funny/amazing/dreadful thing is… le plus drôle/étonnant/épouvantable c'est que… ; the good thing (about it) is… ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que… ; the best/worst thing (about it) is… le mieux/le pire c'est que… ; the thing about him is that he's very honest ce qu'il faut lui reconnaître, c'est qu'il est très honnête ; the thing about him is that he can't be trusted le problème avec lui c'est qu'on ne peut pas lui faire confiance ; the good/best/worst thing about her is (that) ce qu'il y a de bien/de mieux/de pire avec or chez elle c'est (que) ;

4 (person, animal) she's a pretty little thing c'est une jolie petite fille ; he's a funny little thing c'est un drôle de petit gamin ○ ; how are you, old thing ○ ? comment ça va, mon vieux ○ ? ; you lucky thing ○ ! veinard/-e ○ ! ; you stupid thing ○ ! espèce d'idiot ○ ! ; (the) stupid thing ○ ( of object) sale truc ○ ! ; there wasn't a living thing to be seen il n'y avait pas âme qui vive.

B things npl

1 (personal belongings, equipment) affaires fpl ; have you tidied your things? as-tu rangé tes affaires? ; things to be washed/ironed des affaires à laver/repasser ; to wash up the breakfast things faire la vaisselle du petit déjeuner ;

2 (situation, circumstances, matters) les choses fpl ; to take things too seriously/too lightly prendre les choses trop au sérieux/trop à la légère ; to see things as they really are voir les choses en face ; to take things as they come prendre les choses comme elles viennent ; things don't look too good les choses ne se présentent pas trop bien ; things are getting better/worse cela s'améliore/empire ; how are things with you?, how are things going? comment ça va? ; why do you want to change things? pourquoi est-ce que tu veux tout changer? ; to spoil things tout gâcher ; to worry about things se faire du souci ; as things are ou stand dans l'état actuel des choses ; as things turned out en fin de compte ; all things considered tout compte fait ; in all things en toute chose ; she's fascinated by things Chinese elle est fascinée par tout ce qui est chinois ; things eternal and things temporal l'éternel et le temporel ;

3 Jur biens mpl (immobiliers et mobiliers).

Idioms

it's not the done thing (to do) ça ne se fait pas (de faire) ; it's the in thing ○ c'est à la mode ; she was wearing the latest thing in hats elle portait un chapeau dernier cri ; she's got the latest thing in stereos elle a une chaîne stéréo dernier cri ; it's all right if you like that sort of thing c'est pas mal quand on aime ça ; that's just the thing ou the very thing! c'est tout à fait or exactement ce qu'il me/te/lui etc faut ; it's become quite the thing (to do) c'est devenu à la mode (de faire) ; it was a close ou near thing c'était juste ; he's on to a good thing il a trouvé le bon filon ○ ; he likes to do his own thing ○ il aime faire ce qui lui plaît ; for one thing…(and) for another thing… premièrement…et deuxièmement… ; to have a thing about ○ ( like) craquer pour ○ [blondes, bearded men] ; adorer, avoir la folie de [emeralds, old cars] ; ( hate) ne pas aimer [dogs] ; he's got a thing about flying ○ il n'aime pas l'avion ; it's a girl/guy thing ○ c'est un truc de filles/de mecs ○ ; to make a big thing (out) of it ○ en faire toute une histoire or tout un plat ○ ; to know a thing or two about sth ○ s'y connaître en qch ; we certainly showed them a thing or two ○ nous leur avons certainement appris une ou deux choses! ; she can tell you a thing or two about car engines ○ ! elle s'y connaît en mécanique ; I could tell you a thing or two about him ○ ! je pourrais vous en raconter sur son compte! ; he gave her a snake of all things! il n'a rien trouvé de mieux à lui donner qu'un serpent! ; and then, of all things, she… et alors, allez savoir pourquoi ○, elle… ; I must be seeing/hearing things! je dois avoir des visions/entendre des voix! ; it's ou it was (just) one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent, c'est la vie ; it's one (damned) thing after another ○ ! les embêtements ○ n'en finissent plus! ; one thing led to another and… et, de fil en aiguille… ; taking one thing with another tout bien considéré ; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time to read it avec tout ce que j'ai eu à faire je n'ai pas eu le temps de le lire ; things aren't what they used to be les choses ne sont plus ce qu'elles étaient ; (to try) to be all things to all men (essayer de) faire plaisir à tout le monde.

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15 ♦ all

♦ all /ɔ:l/
A a.

1 tutto, tutta; tutti, tutte: all day, tutto il giorno; all the year round, (per) tutto l'anno; This is all the food we have, questo è tutto il cibo che abbiamo; in all honesty, in tutta onestà; with all my heart, con tutto il cuore; all my things, tutte le mie cose; all those books, tutti quei libri; all the others, tutti gli altri; all five candidates, tutti e cinque i candidati; DIALOGO → - In a sandwich bar- That's £2.80 all together please, sono £2,80 in tutto, prego

2 ogni: all manner of people, gente di ogni genere; beyond all doubt, fuor d'ogni dubbio

B pron.

1 tutto: All was quiet in the house, in casa tutto taceva; That's all I want, è tutto ciò che voglio; All is not lost, non tutto è perduto; You're all I have left, tu sei tutto quel che mi rimane; She has it all, ha tutto quello che si può desiderare; He jumped into the river, clothes and all, si è gettato nel fiume, vestiti e tutto; eleven in all, undici in tutto

2 tutti, tutte: They all told me the same thing, mi hanno detto tutti la stessa cosa; as you all (o all of you) know, come voi tutti (o tutti voi) sapete; We are all very glad, siamo tutti molto contenti; with us all (o with all of us) con noi tutti; con tutti noi

C avv.

1 del tutto; completamente; tutto, tutta, ecc.: all alone, tutto solo; tutto da solo; all worn out, completamente sfinito; She was dressed all in white, era vestita tutta di bianco; He's done it all by himself, l'ha fatto tutto da solo

2 (dopo un numero) ( sport) pari: three all, tre pari; tre a tre; ( tennis) thirty all, trenta pari

D n.

– one's all, il massimo ( che uno può fare); di tutto: to do one's all, fare di tutto; fare l'impossibile; to give (o to put) one's all, impegnarsi al massimo; mettercela tutta

● all and sundry, tutti; cani e porci (spreg.) □ all along, fin dal principio; fin dall'inizio, sempre: I knew it all along, lo sapevo fin dal principio; l'ho sempre saputo; He's been planning it all along, ha cominciato a progettarlo (o lo stava progettando) fin dall'inizio □ all-American, americano al cento per cento (o fino al midollo); tipicamente americano; americanissimo; ( anche) composto di soli americani; ( sport, di atleta universitario) che si è classificato come il miglior dilettante a livello nazionale □ ( USA) all around = all round ► sotto □ all at once, tutto a un tratto; di colpo: The vision disappeared all at once, la visione è sparita tutto a un tratto □ all but (+ agg.), quasi; pressoché; quasi del tutto: all but impossible, pressoché impossibile; The fog has all but lifted, la nebbia si è quasi del tutto diradata □ all one can do not to, molto difficile non (fare qc.): It was all I could do not to answer back, è stato molto difficile (o ho fatto fatica a) non ribattere □ all-clear ( sign), (segnale di) cessato allarme; (fig.) via libera, permesso di cominciare □ all-comers, tutti (quelli che vengono); chiunque venga; tutti i partecipanti; chiunque voglia partecipare: open to all-comers, aperto a tutti □ ( sport) all-comers record, miglior prestazione registrata su un territorio nazionale, o regionale, ecc. □ all-consuming, divorante; smodato □ all-day, che dura un giorno intero; che dura tutto il giorno □ all-embracing, onnicomprensivo; globale □ all-English, esclusivamente inglese; tutto d'inglesi □ to be all ears, essere tutto orecchie □ to be all eyes, essere tutt'occhi □ (fam. USA) all-fired, a. e avv., terribile; indiavolato; moltissimo: all-fired hurry, fretta indiavolata; all-fired mad, furibondo □ All Fool's Day, il primo d'aprile (giorno del «pesce d'aprile») □ (fam.) all for, decisamente a favore di; d'accordissimo con □ all get out = as all get out ► sotto □ (relig.) All Hallows, All-Hallowmass, Ognissanti □ all-important, di somma importanza; cruciale □ (fam.) all in, a. pred., stanco morto; sfinito; a pezzi □ all in, avv., all-in, a., tutto incluso; tutto compreso; complessivo: £350 all in, 350 sterline tutto compreso; all-in price, prezzo tutto compreso □ all in all, tutto sommato; tutto considerato; nel complesso □ all-in-one, tutto in uno; in un unico pezzo □ ( sport) all-in wrestling, lotta libera □ all-inclusive, comprensivo di tutto; tutto compreso: all-inclusive tour, «inclusive tour»; viaggio tutto compreso □ all-knowing, onnisciente □ all-male, per (o di) soli uomini □ all-night, che dura tutta la notte; aperto (o che funziona) tutta la notte □ ( USA) all-nighter, attività ( festa, ecc.) che dura tutta la notte; nottata ( di lavoro, studio, ecc.), tirata notturna; locale che resta aperto tutta la notte; uno che fa le ore piccole, nottambulo: to pull an all-nighter, lavorare (o studiare) tutta la notte; fare una tirata notturna □ all of, non meno di; almeno; come minimo: It'll cost you all of $80, ti costerà come minimo 80 dollari □ all of a sudden, tutt'a un tratto; improvvisamente □ all one, lo stesso; tutt'uno: It's all one to me, per me fa lo stesso (o è tutt'uno) □ all or nothing, senza via di mezzo: It's all or nothing!, o la va o la spacca!; an all-or-nothing attempt, un tentativo in cui ci si gioca tutto □ all out, avv. a tutta forza; mettendocela tutta; a più non posso; a oltranza; ( anche) completamente: to go all out for st. (o to do st.) mettercela tutta per ottenere qc. □ (fam.) all-out, a. totale; incondizionato; a oltranza; a fondo; energico; accanito: all-out attack, attacco a fondo; attacco in piena regola; all-out defence, difesa a oltranza; all-out effort, sforzo massimo; all-out support, appoggio incondizionato; all-out strike, sciopero a oltranza □ all over, dappertutto; dovunque; completamente; da cima a fondo: We looked all over for it, l'abbiamo cercato dappertutto; It's green all over, è tutto verde; all over the floor, su tutto il pavimento; all over France, dovunque in Francia; in tutta la Francia; The news was all over the town in no time, in men che non si dica la notizia fece il giro della città; all over the place (o, fam., the map, the shop), (sparso) dappertutto; in disordine; scompigliato; sconclusionato; caotico; (fam.) That's him all over!, è proprio da lui!; come lo riconosco! □ (fam.) to be all over sb., fare un sacco di feste a q.; soffocare di abbracci, ecc.; ( anche) sbaciucchiare; ( anche, sport) dominare, imporsi su □ (fam.) It's all over with him., per lui è finita; è spacciato □ all-over, su tutta la superficie; completo, integrale: an all-over pattern, un motivo che copre tutta la superficie; an all-over tan, un'abbronzatura integrale □ (polit.) all-party, di tutti i partiti; paritetico: all-party support, appoggio di tutti i partiti; all-party talks, trattative a cui partecipano tutti i partiti; all-party committee, commissione paritetica □ all-pervading, generale; generalizzato □ ( polizia, USA) all-points bulletin (abbr. APB) avviso a tutte le unità; allarme generale □ all-powerful, onnipotente; onnipossente □ all-purpose, multiuso; polivalente; per uso generale; comune: an all-purpose tool, un attrezzo multiuso; all-purpose flour, farina comune; all-purpose remedy, un rimedio generale □ all right, all-right ► all right, all-right □ (ass.) all-risk policy, polizza comprensiva di tutti i rischi □ all round, complessivamente □ all-round, eclettico; versatile; completo; polivalente; ( anche) generale, globale, a tutto campo: an all-round artist, un artista versatile; an all-round athlete, un atleta completo; all-round competence, competenza in ogni campo; all-round price, prezzo tutto incluso; prezzo globale □ all-rounder, persona eclettica, versatile; ( sport) atleta completo □ (relig.) All Saints' Day, Ognissanti □ (GB) all-seater, ( di stadio, ecc.) con solo posti a sedere □ all-seeing, onniveggente □ (fam. GB) all-singing all-dancing, multifunzionale; ( anche) spettacolare □ (relig.) All Souls' Day, il Giorno dei morti □ all-star, (cinem., TV, teatr.) composto di attori famosi; ( sport) composto di campioni: an all star cast, un cast di attori famosi □ all-terrain bicycle, mountain bike □ (trasp.) all-terrain vehicle, fuoristrada □ all the (+ compar.), tanto più; ancor più: The task is all the more difficult because…, il compito è reso ancor più difficile dal fatto che…; all the better [worse], tanto meglio [peggio]; All the more reason for coming, ragion di più per venire; all the more so because, tanto più che □ all the same, ugualmente; lo stesso; ciononostante; tuttavia; comunque: He was punished all the same, è stato punito lo stesso; All the same, you shouldn't have answered back, comunque tu non avresti dovuto replicare a quel modo □ It's all the same to me, per me è uguale (o non fa differenza) □ all the way, fino in fondo; senza riserve: I'm with you all the way, sono con te fino in fondo; to go all the way, andare fino in fondo (fig.); ( slang USA) avere rapporti sessuali completi □ all-time, di tutti i tempi; storico; massimo; assoluto: all-time high, livello massimo mai raggiunto; massimo storico; all-time record, primato assoluto; my all-time favourite singer, il mio cantante preferito in assoluto □ all told, in tutto: There were twenty, all told, ce n'erano venti in tutto □ all too, fin troppo: all too obvious, fin troppo evidente □ (aeron.) all-traffic service, servizio promiscuo □ (aeron.) all-up weight, peso lordo ( di aereo) □ (fam.) Is' all up with him, è finita per lui; non c'è più speranza per lui, è spacciato □ It's all very well, but…, d'accordo, ma…; va benissimo, ma… □ ( radio) all-wave receiver, ricevitore multibanda □ all-weather, per tutte le stagioni; (tecn.) ognitempo: (aeron.) all-weather aircraft, aereo ognitempo □ (autom., USA) all-wheel drive, trazione integrale □ ( slang USA) all wet, sbagliato; fuori strada; sballato □ all-year, che si trova (o che si può fare) tutto l'anno □ above all, soprattutto; prima di ogni altra cosa □ after all, dopo tutto; alla fin fine; in conclusione □ (fam. USA) as all get out, moltissimo; da morire; da pazzi: as furious as all get out, infuriato nero; imbufalito □ at all, (in frase neg.) affatto, assolutamente; (in frase condiz. o interr.) qualche, per caso: He is not at all clever, non è affatto intelligente; I don't agree with you at all, non sono affatto d'accordo con te; for no reason at all, senza alcun motivo; del tutto inspiegabilmente; in no time at all, immediatamente; in men che non si dica; If you have any doubts at all…, se ti venisse qualche dubbio…; If he had any sense at all…, se avesse un po' di buon senso…; Is it at all possible to…?, è per caso possibile…? □ for all, nonostante; a dispetto di; pur con: for all my efforts, a dispetto di tutti i miei sforzi; for all that, nonostante tutto □ for all I care, per quel che m'importa □ for all I know, per quel che so io; a quanto ne so io □ not all that, non così (come si potrebbe credere); non (poi) tanto: It's not all that easy, non è così facile; I am not all that old, non sono poi tanto vecchio □ (fam.) not all there, non tutto giusto; che ha qualche rotella fuor di posto; che non ci sta tutto con la testa □ of all people, of all things ► people, thing □ on all fours, a quattro zampe; carponi; gattoni □ when all is said and done, in fin dei conti; alla fin fine; tutto considerato □ (prov.) All's well than ends well, tutto è bene quel che finisce bene.
NOTA D'USO: - all but-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ all
16 all

all [ɔ:l]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. adverb

4. noun

5. compounds

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► When all is part of a set combination, eg in all probability, of all people, look up the noun.

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1. adjective

tout (le), toute (la) tous (les), toutes (les)

• all the time tout le temps

• all my life toute ma vie

• all kinds of toutes sortes de

• all the others tous (or toutes) les autres

• all that tout cela

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• all day toute la journée

• all three tous les trois

• all three said the same ils ont tous les trois dit la même chose

• all three accused were found guilty of fraud les accusés ont tous (les) trois été reconnus coupables de fraude

2. pronoun

   a. ( = everything) tout

• all or nothing tout ou rien

• all is well tout va bien

• that's all c'est tout

• you can't see all of Paris in a day on ne peut pas voir tout Paris en une journée

► it all tout

• he drank it all il a tout bu

• he's seen it all, done it all il a tout vu, tout fait

• it all happened so quickly tout s'est passé si vite► all that (subject of relative clause) tout ce qui

• that's all that matters c'est tout ce qui importe

• you can have all that's left tu peux prendre tout ce qui reste► all (that) (object of relative clause) tout ce que ; (after verb taking "de") tout ce dont

• all I want is to sleep tout ce que je veux, c'est dormir

• that is all he said c'est tout ce qu'il a dit

• we saw all there was to see nous avons vu tout ce qu'il y avait à voir

• all I remember is... tout ce dont je me souviens, c'est...

• it was all I could do not to laugh j'ai eu toutes les peines du monde à me retenir de rire

   b. (plural) tous mpl, toutes fpl

• we all sat down nous nous sommes tous assis

• the girls all knew that... les filles savaient toutes que...

• they were all broken ils étaient tous cassés

• the peaches? I've eaten them all! les pêches ? je les ai toutes mangées !

► all who tous ceux qui mpl toutes celles qui fpl

• all who knew him loved him tous ceux qui le connaissaient l'appréciaient

• education should be open to all who want it l'éducation devrait être accessible à tous ceux qui veulent en bénéficier► superlative + of all

• this was the biggest disappointment of all for me ça a été ma grosse déception

• this result was the most surprising of all ce résultat était des plus surprenants

• best of all, the reforms will cost nothing et surtout, ces réformes ne coûteront rien

   c. ► all of the tout le m toute la f tous les mpl toutes les fpl

• all of the work tout le travail

• all of the cooking toute la cuisine

• all of the cakes went tous les gâteaux ont été mangés► all of it

• I gave him some soup and he ate all of it je lui ai donné de la soupe et il a tout mangé

• I didn't read all of it je ne l'ai pas lu en entier

• not all of it was true ce n'était pas entièrement vrai► all of them tous mpl toutes fpl

• all of them failed ils ont tous échoué

• I love his short stories, I've read all of them j'aime beaucoup ses nouvelles, je les ai toutes lues► all of + number ( = at least)

it took him all of 3 hours ça lui a pris 3 bonnes heures

• it weighed all of 30 kilos ça pesait bien 30 kilos

• exploring the village took all of ten minutes ( = only) la visite du village a bien dû prendre dix minutes

3. adverb

   a. ( = entirely) tout

• she was dressed all in white elle était habillée tout en blanc

• she came in all dishevelled elle est arrivée tout ébouriffée

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► When used with a feminine adjective starting with a consonant, tout agrees.

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• she went all red elle est devenue toute rouge

► all by myself etc, all alone tout seul

• he had to do it all by himself il a dû le faire tout seul

• she's all alone elle est toute seule

• she left her daughters all alone in the flat elle a laissé ses filles toutes seules dans l'appartement

   b. (in scores) the score was two all (tennis, squash) les joueurs étaient à deux jeux (or sets) partout ; (other sports) le score était de deux à deux

• what's the score? -- two all quel est le score ? -- deux partout or deux à deux

4. noun

( = utmost) I decided to give it my all j'ai décidé de donner mon maximum

• he puts his all into every game il s'investit complètement dans chaque match

5. (set structures)

► all along ( = from the start) depuis le début ; ( = the whole length of) tout le long de

• I feared that all along je l'ai craint depuis le début

• all along the road tout le long de la route► all but ( = nearly) presque ; ( = all except) tous sauf

• he is all but forgotten now il est presque tombé dans l'oubli

• the party won all but six of the seats le parti a remporté tous les sièges sauf six► all for

• to be all for sth être tout à fait pour qch

• I'm all for giving him a chance je suis tout à fait d'accord pour lui donner une chance

• I'm all for it je suis tout à fait pour (inf)► all in all ( = altogether) l'un dans l'autre

• we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea nous avons pensé que, l'un dans l'autre, ce n'était pas une mauvaise idée► all one

• it's all one c'est du pareil au même

• it's all one to them c'est du pareil au même pour eux► all over ( = everywhere) partout

• I looked for you all over je vous ai cherché partout

• all over France partout en France

• he was trembling all over il tremblait de tous ses membres

• all over the country dans tout le pays

• all over the world dans le monde entier

• that's him all over (inf) on le reconnaît bien là !► to be all over ( = finished) être fini

• it's all over! c'est fini !

• it's all over between us tout est fini entre nous► to be all over sb (inf) ( = affectionate with)

they were all over each other ils étaient pendus au cou l'un de l'autre► all the more

• this was all the more surprising since... c'était d'autant plus surprenant que...

• all the more so since... d'autant plus que...► all the better! tant mieux !

► all too

• it was all too obvious he didn't mean it on voyait bien qu'il n'en pensait rien

• the evening passed all too quickly la soirée a passé bien trop rapidement► all very

• that's all very well but... c'est bien beau mais...

• it was all very embarrassing c'était vraiment très gênant► and all

• the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all le chien a mangé la saucisse avec la moutarde et tout (inf)

• what with the snow and all, we didn't go avec la neige et tout le reste, nous n'y sommes pas allés► as all that

• it's not as important as all that ce n'est pas si important que ça► for all... ( = despite) malgré

• for all its beauty, the city... malgré sa beauté, la ville...

• for all that malgré tout► for all I know...

• for all I know he could be right il a peut-être raison, je n'en sais rien

• for all I know, they're still living together autant que je sache, ils vivent encore ensemble► if... at all

• they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all ils ne vont pas essayer s'ils ont un peu de bon sens

• the little grammar they learn, if they study grammar at all le peu de grammaire qu'ils apprennent, si tant est qu'il étudient la grammaire

• very rarely if at all très rarement pour ne pas dire jamais

• if at all possible dans la mesure du possible► in all en tout

► no... at all

• it makes no difference at all ça ne fait aucune différence

• I have no regrets at all je n'ai aucun regret► none at all

• have you any comments? -- none at all! vous avez des commentaires à faire ? -- absolument aucun !► not... at all ( = not in the least) pas... du tout

• I don't mind at all ça ne me gêne pas du tout

• are you disappointed? -- not at all! vous êtes déçu ? -- pas du tout

• thank you! -- not at all! merci ! -- de rien !► not all that ( = not so)

it isn't all that far ce n'est pas si loin que ça

6. compounds

► all-American adjective cent pour cent américain

► all-around adjective (US) [sportsman] complet (- ète f)

► all clear noun fin f d'alerte

• all clear! ( = you can go through) la voie est libre ; ( = the alert is over) l'alerte est passée

• to give sb the all clear ( = authorize) donner le feu vert à qn ; (doctor to patient) dire à qn que tout va bien ► all-embracing adjective global

► all fours plural noun

• on all fours à quatre pattes ► all-in adjective (British) [price] tout compris inv

► all-inclusive adjective [price, rate] tout compris inv

► all-in-one noun combinaison f adjective

• an all-in-one outfit une combinaison ► all out adverb

• to go all out (physically) y aller à fond

• to go all out for monetary union jeter toutes ses forces dans la bataille pour l'union monétaire ► all-out strike noun grève f générale

► all-out war noun guerre f totale

► all-over tan noun bronzage m intégral

► all-party adjective multipartite

► all-points bulletin noun (US) message m à toutes les patrouilles (on à propos de)

► all-powerful adjective tout-puissant

► all-purpose adjective [flour, vehicle, cleaner] tous usages ; [knife, glue] universel

► all-round adjective [sportsman] complet (- ète f)

► all-rounder noun

• to be a good all-rounder être bon en tout ► all-seater stadium noun (British) stade n'ayant que des places assises

► all-star adjective (Theatre, cinema)

all-star cast plateau m de vedettes ► all-terrain bike noun vélo m tout-terrain, VTT m

► all-terrain vehicle noun véhicule m tout-terrain

► all told adverb en tout

► all-weather adjective toute saison, tout temps

• all-weather court (Tennis) (terrain m en) quick m ► all-year-round adjective [resort] ouvert toute l'année

• jogging's an all-year-round sport le jogging se pratique toute l'année

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[ɔːl] 1.
pronoun

1) ( everything) tout

to risk all — tout risquer

all is not lost — tout n'est pas perdu

all was well — tout allait bien

all will be revealed — hum vous saurez tout hum

will that be all? — ce sera tout?

that's all — ( all contexts) c'est tout

500 in all — 500 en tout

all in all — somme toute

after all she's been through — après tout ce qu'elle a vécu

it's not all (that) it should be — ça laisse à désirer

all because he didn't write — tout ça parce qu'il n'a pas écrit

2) ( the only thing) tout

that's all I want — c'est tout ce que je veux

she's all I have left — elle est tout ce qui me reste

all I know is that — tout ce que je sais c'est que

that's all we need! — iron il ne manquait plus que ça!

3) ( everyone) tous

all wish to participate — tous souhaitent participer

thank you, one and all — merci à (vous) tous

‘all welcome’ — ‘venez nombreux’

4) ( the whole amount)

all of our belongings — toutes nos affaires

not all of the time — pas tout le temps

5) ( emphasizing entirety)

we all feel that — nous avons tous l'impression que

it all seems so pointless — tout cela paraît si futile

I ate it all — j'ai tout mangé

what's it all for? — ( all contexts) à quoi ça sert (tout ça)?
2.
determiner

1) ( each one of) tous/toutes

all those who — tous ceux qui

in all three films — dans les trois films

2) ( the whole of) tout/toute

all his life — toute sa vie

all year round — toute l'année

you are all the family I have! — tu es toute la famille qui me reste!

3) ( total)

in all honesty — en toute franchise

4) ( any)

beyond all expectations — au-delà de toute attente

to deny all knowledge of something — nier avoir connaissance de quelque chose
3.
adverb

1) (emphatic: completely) tout

all alone — tout seul

to be all wet — être tout mouillé

all in white — tout en blanc

all along the canal — tout le long du canal

to be all for something — être tout à fait pour quelque chose

it's all about... — c'est l'histoire de...

tell me all about it! — raconte-moi tout!

he's forgotten all about us! — il nous a complètement oubliés!

2) (emphatic: nothing but)

to be all smiles — ( happy) être tout souriant; ( two-faced) être tout sourire

3) Sport

(they are) six all — (il y a) six partout
4.
noun

to give one's all — tout sacrifier
5.
all+ combining form ( completely)

all-concrete — tout en béton

all-digital/-electronic — entièrement numérique/électronique

all-female/-male — [group] composé uniquement de femmes/d'hommes
6.
all along adverbial phrase [know etc] depuis le début, toujours
7.
all but adverbial phrase pratiquement, presque
8.
all of adverbial phrase

to be all of 50 — avoir au moins 50 ans
9.
all that adverbial phrase

not all that strong — pas si fort que ça

I don't know her all that well — je ne la connais pas si bien que ça
10.
all the adverbial phrase

all the more — [difficult, effective] d'autant plus (before adj)

to laugh all the more — rire encore plus

all the better! — tant mieux!
11.
all too adverbial phrase [accurate, easy, widespread, often] bien trop

she saw all too clearly that — elle a parfaitement bien vu que
12.
and all adverbial phrase

1)

they moved books and all — ils ont tout déménagé y compris les livres

2) (colloq) GB

what with the heat and all — avec la chaleur et tout ça
13.
at all adverbial phrase

not at all! — ( acknowledging thanks) de rien!; ( answering query) pas du tout!

it is not at all certain — ce n'est pas du tout certain

if (it is) at all possible — si possible

is it at all likely that...? — y a-t-il la moindre possibilité que...? (+ subj)

nothing at all — rien du tout

if you knew anything at all about — si tu avais la moindre idée de
14.
for all prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase

1) ( despite)

for all that — malgré tout, quand même

2) ( as regards)

for all I know — pour autant que je sache
15.
of all prepositional phrase

1) ( in rank)

the easiest of all — le plus facile

first/last of all — pour commencer/finir

2) ( emphatic)

why today of all days? — pourquoi justement aujourd'hui?

of all the nerve! — quel culot!

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he's not all there — (colloq) il n'a pas toute sa tête

it's all go (colloq) here! — GB on s'active (colloq) ici!

it's all one to me — ça m'est égal

it was all I could do not to laugh — il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire

that's all very well —

that's all well and good — tout ça c'est bien beau

English-French dictionary > all
17 that

that

ce ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a) cela ⇒ 1 (a) ça ⇒ 1 (a) celui-là ⇒ 1 (b) celui ⇒ 1 (c) ce…-là ⇒ 2 (b) si ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) qui ⇒ 4 (a) que ⇒ 4 (b), 5 (a) lequel ⇒ 4 (c) où ⇒ 4 (d)

(pl those [ðəʊz])

1 demonstrative pronoun [ðæt]

(a) (thing indicated → subject) ce, cela, ça; (→ object) cela, ça;

∎ give me that donnez-moi ça;

∎ after/before that après/avant cela;

∎ what's that? qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?;

∎ who's that? (gen) qui est-ce?; (on phone) qui est à l'appareil?;

∎ what's that (that) you're holding? qu'est-ce que tu as dans la main?;

∎ that's Mr Thomas c'est M. Thomas;

∎ is that you, Susan? c'est toi, Susan?;

∎ is that all you've got to eat? c'est tout ce que vous avez à manger?;

∎ what did she mean by that? qu'est-ce qu'elle voulait dire par là?;

∎ those are my things ce sont mes affaires;

∎ those are my orders voilà mes ordres;

∎ those are my parents voilà mes parents;

∎ that is what he told me c'est ou voilà ce qu'il m'a dit;

∎ that is where I live c'est là que j'habite;

∎ that was three months ago il y a trois mois de cela;

∎ that's strange c'est bizarre;

∎ I've only got one coat and that's old je n'ai qu'un manteau et encore, il est vieux;

∎ so THAT'S how it works! c'est donc comme ça que ça marche!;

∎ so THAT'S settled bon, ça c'est réglé ou voilà qui est réglé;

∎ that's as may be peut-être bien;

∎ familiar it's not as hot as (all) that! il ne fait pas si chaud que ça!;

∎ so it's come to that voilà donc où nous en sommes (arrivés);

∎ if it comes to that, you can always leave si ça en arrive là, vous pouvez toujours partir;

∎ that's a good boy! en voilà un gentil petit garçon!;

∎ that's all c'est tout, voilà tout;

∎ that's all we need! il ne manquait plus que ça!;

∎ that's enough (of that)! ça suffit!;

∎ that's it! (finished) c'est fini!; (correct) c'est ça!;

∎ that's it for today! ce sera tout pour aujourd'hui!;

∎ that's it! you've got it! c'est ça! tu as trouvé!;

∎ that's life! c'est la vie!;

∎ that's more like it! voilà qui est déjà mieux!;

∎ well, that's that! eh bien voilà!;

∎ I said "no" and that's that! j'ai dit "non", un point c'est tout!;

∎ that's the government all over or for you! c'est bien l'administration ça!;

∎ is she intelligent? - that she is! elle est intelligente? - ça oui ou pour sûr!;

∎ familiar good stuff, that! ah c'est bon ça!

(b) (in contrast to "this") celui-là (celle-là) m,f;

∎ those ceux-là (celles-là) mpl, fpl;

∎ this is an ash, that is an oak ceci est un frêne et ça, c'est un chêne;

∎ which book do you prefer, this or that? quel livre préférez-vous, celui-ci ou celui-là?;

∎ I'd like some flowers, but not those! j'aimerais des fleurs, mais pas celles-là!

(c) (used when giving further information) celui (celle) m,f;

∎ those ceux (celles) mpl, fpl;

∎ there are those who believe that… il y a des gens qui croient que…;

∎ I'm not one of those who… je ne suis pas du genre à ou de ceux qui…;

∎ a sound like that of a baby crying un bruit comme celui que fait un bébé qui pleure;

∎ the symptoms sound like those of malaria les symptômes ressemblent à ceux du paludisme;

∎ he spoke with those concerned il a parlé à ceux qui sont concernés;

∎ all those interested should contact the club secretary tous ceux qui sont intéressés doivent contacter le secrétaire du club

2 demonstrative adjective [ðæt]

(a) (the one indicated) ce (cette);

∎ those ces;

∎ that man cet homme;

∎ those questions ces questions;

∎ at that moment à ce moment-là;

∎ it was raining that day il pleuvait ce jour-là;

∎ in those days en ce temps-là, à cette époque;

∎ we all agree on that point nous sommes tous d'accord là-dessus;

∎ did you hear about that terrible accident on the motorway? as-tu entendu parler de ce terrible accident sur l'autoroute?;

∎ do you remember that play we saw last year? tu te rappelles cette pièce que nous avons vue l'année dernière?;

∎ how about that drink you offered me? et ce verre que vous m'avez proposé?;

∎ I like that idea of his j'aime son idée;

∎ how's that son of yours? comment va ton fils?;

∎ pejorative if I get hold of that son of yours! si je mets la main sur ton sacré fils!;

∎ that fool of a gardener cet imbécile de jardinier;

∎ they rode off into the sunset, it was that kind of film ils se sont éloignés vers le soleil couchant, c'était ce genre de film, tu vois?

(b) (in contrast to "this") ce…-là (cette…-là);

∎ those ces…-là;

∎ that house over there is for sale cette ou la maison là-bas est à vendre;

∎ that one celui-là (celle-là) m,f;

∎ choose between this restaurant and that one choisissez entre ce restaurant et l'autre;

∎ familiar that there table cette table-là^□

3 adverb [ðæt]

(a) (so) si, aussi;

∎ can you run that fast? pouvez-vous courir aussi vite que ça?;

∎ he's not (all) that good-looking il n'est pas si beau que ça;

∎ there's a pile of papers on my desk that high! il y a une pile de papiers haute comme ça sur mon bureau!;

∎ I don't go there that often (not much) je n'y vais pas très souvent;

∎ I don't go there THAT often je n'y vais pas aussi souvent que ça

(b) familiar (with result clause) si^□, tellement^□ ;

∎ he was that weak he couldn't stand il était tellement affaibli qu'il ne tenait plus debout;

∎ I could have cried, I was that angry j'en aurais pleuré tellement j'étais en colère

4 relative pronoun [ðət]

ⓘ GRAM On peut omettre le pronom relatif that sauf s'il est en position sujet.

(a) (subject of verb) qui;

∎ the conclusions that emerge from this les conclusions qui en ressortent;

∎ nothing that matters rien d'important

(b) (object or complement of verb) que;

∎ the house that Miles built la maison que Miles a construite;

∎ is this the best that you can do? est-ce que c'est ce que vous pouvez faire de mieux?;

∎ fool that I am, I agreed imbécile que je suis, j'ai accepté;

∎ pessimist/optimist that he is pessimiste/optimiste comme il est

(c) (object of preposition) lequel (laquelle) m,f;

∎ the box that I put it in/on le carton dans lequel/sur lequel je l'ai mis;

∎ the songs that I was thinking of or about les chansons auxquelles je pensais;

∎ the woman/the film that we're talking about la femme/le film dont nous parlons;

∎ not that I know of pas que je sache

(d) (when) où;

∎ the week that he was sick la semaine où il était malade;

∎ during the months that we were in Chicago pendant les mois que nous avons passés ou où nous étions à Chicago

5 conjunction [ðət]

ⓘ GRAM Sauf dans la langue soutenue, la conjonction that est souvent omise.

(a) (gen) que;

∎ I said that I had read it j'ai dit que je l'avais lu;

∎ it's natural that you should be nervous c'est normal que vous soyez nerveux;

∎ it's not that she isn't friendly ce n'est pas qu'elle ne soit pas amicale;

∎ I'll see to it that everything is ready je veillerai à ce que tout soit prêt;

∎ it was so dark that I could barely see il faisait si noir que je voyais à peine;

∎ formal that he is capable has already been proven il a déjà prouvé qu'il était capable;

∎ formal that I should live to see the day when… (expressing incredulity) je n'aurais jamais cru qu'un jour…;

∎ formal oh, that it were possible! si seulement c'était possible!

(b) archaic or literary (in order that) afin que, pour que;

∎ he died that we might live il est mort pour que nous puissions vivre

6 and (all) that adverb

familiar (and so on) et tout le bastringue;

∎ it was a very posh do, waiters in white gloves and (all) that c'était très classe, avec des serveurs en gants blancs et tout le bastringue;

∎ she went on about friendship and (all) that elle parlait d'amitié et tout ce qui s'ensuit

7 at that adverb

(a) (what's more) en plus;

∎ it's a forgery and a pretty poor one at that c'est une copie et une mauvaise en plus

(b) familiar (indicating agreement) en fait^□ ;

∎ perhaps we're not so badly off at that en fait, on n'est peut-être pas tellement à plaindre;

∎ it might be worth trying at that ça vaudrait peut-être le coup

(c) (then) à ce moment-là;

∎ at that, he paused à ce moment-là, il a marqué un temps d'arrêt

8 like that

1 adjective

(a) (indicating character or attitude) comme ça;

∎ she's like that, she never says thank you elle est comme ça, elle ne dit jamais merci;

∎ don't be like that ne soyez pas comme ça

(b) (close, intimate) comme les deux doigts de la main;

∎ the two of them are like that ils sont comme les deux doigts de la main;

∎ he's like that with the boss il est au mieux avec le patron

2 adverb

(in that way) comme ça;

∎ stop looking at me like that! arrête de me regarder comme ça!

9 not that conjunction

∎ if he refuses, not that he will, is there an alternative? s'il refuse, même si cela est peu probable, est-ce qu'il y a une autre solution?;

∎ he's already left, not that it matters il est déjà parti, encore que ce soit sans importance

10 that is (to say) adverb

enfin;

∎ I'll do anything, that's to say anything legal je ferais n'importe quoi, enfin du moment que c'est légal;

∎ I work at the hospital, as a receptionist that is, not as a nurse je travaille à l'hôpital, enfin à la réception, pas comme infirmière;

∎ I'd like to ask you something, that is, if you've got a minute j'aimerais vous poser une question, enfin, si vous avez un instant

11 that way adverb

(a) (in that manner) de cette façon;

∎ what makes him act that way? qu'est-ce qui le pousse à agir comme ça?;

∎ that way you'll only make things worse de cette façon, tu ne feras qu'empirer les choses

(b) familiar (in that respect)

∎ she's funny that way c'est son côté bizarre;

∎ I didn't know he was that way inclined je ne connaissais pas ce côté-là de lui

12 with that adverb

là-dessus;

∎ with that, she left sur ce ou là-dessus, elle est partie

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > that
18 thing

[θiŋ] n 1 coisa, objeto. 2 negócio, coisa não definida. that is not quite the thing to do / não é bem isso que se deve fazer. 3 assunto, fato, acontecimento. 4 negócio, assunto. they made a good thing of it / fizeram um bom negócio disso. that is quite another thing / isso é assunto completamente diferente. 5 idéia, noção. 6 ser, criatura. 7 things pertences, trastes, utensílios, roupa. above all things acima de tudo, antes de mais nada. a good thing circunstância feliz. as things go como vai neste mundo. dumb things animais. first thing em primeiro lugar, antes de tudo. for one thing a) primeiro. b) porque. in all things sob todos os pontos de vista. ( kitchen) things utensílios (de cozinha). not a thing nada. taking one thing with another entre tudo, em geral. the dear old thing o bom velho, a boa velha (pessoa ou animal). the great thing o principal. the great thing is to get in / o principal é entrar. the latest thing a última novidade. the thing o certo, o adequado. things as they are as coisas como são. this of all things! coll justamente isto! to be out of things estar afastado. to hear things ouvir coisas, ouvir vozes e barulhos imaginários. to make a good thing of it tirar vantagem de. to see things ver coisas, ver o que não está ali. to take things as one finds them coll tomar as coisas como são.

English-Portuguese dictionary > thing
19 that

that [ðæt, ðət]

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1. demonstrative adjective

2. demonstrative pronoun

3. relative pronoun

4. conjunction

5. adverb

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(plural those)

1. demonstrative adjective

   a. (unstressed) ce ; (masculine before vowel and silent "h") cet, cette f ces mfpl

• that noise ce bruit

• that man cet homme

• that idea cette idée

• those books ces livres

• those houses ces maisons

• what about that £20 I lent you? et ces 20 livres que je t'ai prêtées ?

   b. (stressed, or as opposed to this, these) ce...-là, cet...-là cette...-là, ces...-là

• I mean THAT book c'est de ce livre-là que je parle

• I like that photo better than this one je préfère cette photo-là à celle-ci

• but that Saturday... mais ce samedi-là...

► that one, those ones celui-là m celle-là f ceux-là mpl celles-là fpl

• which video do you want? -- that one quelle vidéo veux-tu ? -- celle-là

• of all his records, I like that one best de tous ses disques, c'est celui-là que je préfère

• the only blankets we have are those ones there les seules couvertures que nous ayons sont celles-là

• there's little to choose between this model and that one il n'y a pas grande différence entre ce modèle-ci et l'autre► that much

• I can't carry that much je ne peux pas porter tout ça

2. demonstrative pronoun

   a. (singular) ( = that thing, event, statement, person) cela, ça ce

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► ça is commoner and less formal than cela; ce is used as a pronoun only as the subject of être.

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• what's that? qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ?

• do you like that? vous aimez cela ?

• that's enough! ça suffit !

• that's fine! c'est parfait !

• that's what they've been told c'est ce qu'on leur a dit

• that is (to say)... c'est-à-dire...

• who's that? qui est-ce ? ; (on phone) qui est à l'appareil ?

• is that you Paul? c'est toi Paul ?

• that's the boy I told you about c'est le garçon dont je t'ai parlé

► that which ( = what) (subject of clause) ce qui ; (object of clause) ce que

• this is the opposite of that which the government claims to have done c'est le contraire de ce que le gouvernement prétend avoir fait

   b. ( = that one, those ones) celui-là m, celle-là f ceux-là mpl, celles-là fpl

• a recession like that une récession comme celle-là

• a recession like that of 1973-74 une récession comme celle de 1973-74

• those over there ceux-là (or celles-là) là-bas

• are those our seats? est-ce que ce sont nos places ?

• those are nice sandals elles sont belles, ces sandales

► that which ( = the one which) celui qui m celle qui f

• the true cost often differs from that which is first projected le coût réel est souvent différent de celui qui était prévu à l'origine► those which ( = the ones which) ceux qui mpl celles qui fpl

• those which are here ceux qui sont ici► those who ( = the ones who) ceux qui mpl celles qui fpl

• those who came ceux qui sont venus

• there are those who say... certains disent...

   c. (set structures)

► at that!

• and there were six of them at that! et en plus ils étaient six !► by that

• what do you mean by that? qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire par là ?► that's it ( = the job's finished) ça y est ; ( = that's what I mean) c'est ça ; ( = that's all) c'est tout ; ( = I've had enough) ça suffit

► that's just it c'est bien le problème

• sorry, I wasn't listening -- that's just it, you never listen! désolé, je n'écoutais pas -- c'est bien le problème, tu n'écoutes jamais !► so that's that alors c'est ça

• so that's that then, you're leaving? alors c'est ça, tu t'en vas ?

• and so that was that et les choses en sont restées là► with that sur ce

• with that she burst into tears en disant cela elle a éclaté en sanglots

3. relative pronoun

   a. (subject of clause) qui ; (object of clause) que

• the man that came to see you l'homme qui est venu vous voir

• the letter that I sent yesterday la lettre que j'ai envoyée hier

   b. ► that... + preposition lequel m laquelle f lesquels mpl lesquelles fpl

• the pen that she was writing with le stylo avec lequel elle écrivait

• the box that you put it in la boîte dans laquelle vous l'avez mis

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► à + lequel, lesquels and lesquelles combine to give auquel, auxquels and auxquelles.

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• the problem that we are faced with le problème auquel nous sommes confrontés

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► When that + preposition refers to people, preposition + qui can also be used.

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• the man that she was dancing with l'homme avec lequel or avec qui elle dansait

• the children that I spoke to les enfants auxquels or à qui j'ai parlé

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► dont is used when the French verb takes de.

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• the girl/the book that I told you about la jeune fille/le livre dont je vous ai parlé

4. conjunction

que

• he said that he had seen her il a dit qu'il l'avait vue

• he was speaking so softly that I could hardly hear him il parlait si bas que je l'entendais à peine

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► que cannot be omitted in a second clause if it has a different subject.

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• he said that he was very busy and his secretary would deal with it il a dit qu'il était très occupé et que sa secrétaire s'en occuperait

► in that dans la mesure où

• it's an attractive investment in that it is tax-free c'est un investissement intéressant dans la mesure où il est exonéré d'impôts► not that non (pas) que

• not that I want to do it non que je veuille le faire

5. adverb

   a. ( = so) si

• it's not that important/bad ce n'est pas si important/mal (que ça)

• I couldn't go that far je ne pourrais pas aller si loin

   b. ( = so very) (inf) tellement

• when I found it I was that relieved! lorsque je l'ai trouvé, je me suis senti tellement soulagé !

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1. [ðæt, ðət]
determiner (pl those) ce/cet/cette/ces

that chair/that man over there — cette chaise/cet homme là-bas

I said that dress! — j'ai dit cette robe-là!

you can't do it that way — tu ne peux pas le faire comme ça

he went that way — il est allé par là

those patients (who are) able to walk — les patients qui sont capables de marcher

that train crash last year — la collision ferroviaire qui a eu lieu l'an dernier

that lazy son of yours — ton paresseux de fils
2. [ðæt]
demonstrative pronoun (pl those)

1) ( that one) celui-/celle-/ceux-/celles-là

we prefer this to that — nous préférons celui-ci à celui-là

2) ( the thing or person observed or mentioned) cela, ça, ce

what's that? — qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?

who's that? — gen qui est-ce?; ( on phone) qui est à l'appareil?

is that John? — c'est John?

who told you that? — qui t'a dit ça?

that's how he did it — c'est comme ça qu'il l'a fait

what did he mean by that? — qu'est-ce qu'il entendait par là?

that's bureaucrats for you! — c'est ça les bureaucrates!

before that, he had always lived in London — avant cela, il avait toujours vécu à Londres

3) ( before relative pronoun)

those who... — ceux qui...
3. [ðət]
relative pronoun ( subject) qui; ( object) que; ( with preposition) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles

the woman that won — la femme qui a gagné

the book that I bought — le livre que j'ai acheté

the house that they live in — la maison dans laquelle ils vivent

the man that I received the letter from — l'homme dont j'ai reçu la lettre

the day that she arrived — le jour où elle est arrivée
4. [ðət]
conjunction

1) gen que

he said that he had finished — il a dit qu'il avait fini

it's likely that they are out — il est probable qu'ils sont sortis

2) ( expressing wish)

oh that he would come — s'il pouvait venir; ( expressing surprise)

that she should treat me so badly! — comment peut-elle me traiter comme ça!

that it should come to this! — comment peut-on en arriver là!
5. [ðæt]
adverb ( to the extent shown)

it's about that thick — c'est à peu près épais comme ça

she's that much smaller than me — elle est plus petite que moi de ça

I can't do that much work in one day — je ne peux pas faire autant de travail dans une journée

he can't swim that far — il ne peut pas nager aussi loin

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...and (all) that —...et tout ça

...and he's very nice at that! —...et en plus il est très gentil!

I might well go at that! — en fait, je pourrais bien y aller!

at that, he got up and left — en entendant cela, il s'est levé et est parti

with that he got up and left — sur ce il s'est levé et est parti

that is (to say)... — c'est-à-dire...

that's it! — ( that's right) c'est ça!; ( that's enough) ça suffit!

I don't want to see you again and that's that! — je ne veux pas te revoir point final!

well, that's it then! — il n'y a rien de plus à faire!

English-French dictionary > that
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that ⇒ Usage note: that

A, dem adj (pl those) ce/cet/cette/ces ; that chair/that man over there cette chaise/cet homme là-bas ; I said THAT dress! j'ai dit cette robe-là! ; I prefer that colour to this one je préfère cette couleur-là à celle-ci ; not that one! pas celui-là! ; that same day ce même jour ; you can't do it that way tu ne peux pas le faire comme ça ; he went that way il est allé par là ; those patients (who are) able to walk les patients qui sont capables de marcher ; that train crash last year la collision ferroviaire qui a eu lieu l'an dernier ; that lazy son of yours/theirs ton/leur paresseux de fils ; that car of his is always breaking down sa fichue ○ voiture n'arrête pas de tomber en panne ; it's that Mr Jones from down the road c'est M. Jones qui habite en bas de la rue ; at that moment à ce moment-là ; at that time à cette époque-là.

B dem pron (pl those)

1 ( that one) celui-/celle-/ceux-/celles-là ; we prefer this to that nous préférons celui-ci à celui-là ; ‘which boys?’-‘those over there’ ‘quels garçons?’-‘ceux qui sont là-bas’ ; not this, THAT! pas celui-ci, celui-là! ; it's a more expensive wine than that produced by X c'est un vin plus cher que celui produit par X ;

2 ( the thing or person observed or mentioned) cela, ça, ce ; what's that? qu'est-ce que c'est que ça? ; who's that? gen qui est-ce? ; ( on phone) qui est à l'appareil? ; is that John? c'est John? ; is that you John? c'est toi John? ; who told you that? qui t'a dit ça? ; that' s not true/fair ce n'est pas vrai/ juste ; that's what he said c'est ce qu'il a dit ; that's how/why he did it c'est comme ça/pour ça qu'il l'a fait ; what did he mean by that? qu'est-ce qu'il entendait par là? ; that's bureaucrats for you! c'est ça les bureaucrates! ; that's the man I was talking about/to voilà or c'est l'homme dont/auquel je parlais ; that's the house we used to live in voilà or c'est la maison dans laquelle on vivait ; those are the books I wanted voilà or ce sont les livres que je voulais ; before that, he had always lived in London avant cela, il avait toujours vécu à Londres ; he never went there again after that il n'y est jamais retourné après cela ; after that we had lunch après cela or ensuite, nous avons déjeuné ; I might just do that! c'est peut-être ce que je vais faire! ; he 's not as greedy as (all) that! il n'est pas si avare que ça! ;

3 ( before relative pronoun) those who… ceux qui…

C rel pron ( subject) qui ; ( object) que ; ( with preposition) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles ; the woman that won la femme qui a gagné ; the book that I bought le livre que j'ai acheté ; the house that they live in la maison dans laquelle ils vivent ; the reason that I phoned la raison pour laquelle j'ai téléphoné ; the man that I received the letter from l'homme dont j'ai reçu la lettre ; the way that she works la façon dont elle travaille ; the day that she arrived le jour où elle est arrivée ; and fool that I am, I believed him et bête comme je suis, je l'ai cru.

D conj

1 gen que ; he said that he had finished il a dit qu'il avait fini ; it's likely that they are out il est probable qu'ils sont sortis ; it's important that they should realize il est important qu'ils se rendent compte que ; it's just that I'm a bit scared c'est simplement que j'ai un peu peur ;

2 ( expressing wish) oh that I could fly! si je pouvais voler! ; oh that he would come s'il pouvait venir ; ( expressing surprise) that she should treat me so badly! comment peut-elle me traiter comme ça! ; that it should come to this! comment peut-on en arriver là!

E adv

1 ( to the extent shown) it's about that thick c'est à peu près épais comme ça ; he's that tall il est grand comme ça ; she's that much smaller than me elle est plus petite que moi de ça ; I can't do that much work in one day je ne peux pas faire autant de travail dans une journée ; he can't swim that far il ne peut pas nager aussi loin ; you're not that stupid tu n'es pas aussi bête que ça ;

2 GB dial ( so very) tellement ; he was that ill that he had to go into hospital il était tellement malade qu'il a dû aller à l'hôpital.

Idioms

…and (all) that …et tout ça ; …and he's very nice at that! …et en plus il est très gentil! ; I might well go at that! en fait, je pourrais bien y aller! ; at that, he got up and left en entendant cela, il s'est levé et est parti ; with that he got up and left sur ce il s'est levé et est parti ; that is (to say)… c'est-à-dire… ; that's it! ( that's right) c'est ça! ; ( that's enough) ça suffit! ; I'll give you £10 but that's it! je te donnerai 10 livres sterling mais pas plus! ; I don't want to see you again and that's that! je ne veux pas te revoir point final or et il n'y a pas à discuter! ; well, that's it then! il n'y a rien de plus à faire!

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